Reflection X Advantage provides font collections A set of font files or a reference to a font server. Font collections can be either private or public. commonly required to support X client applications. All of the X11R7 fonts for The Open Group are available at 75 and 100 dpi (dots per inch resolutions). Font collections are also available from Hewlett-Packard, Digital Equipment Corporation, Sun, and IBM, along with fonts for Japanese hosts and for Unicode (where supported).
The Reflection X server has access to all of the fonts in the Server Font Path list. When an X server receives a protocol request about fonts from a client application, it searches these font collections to satisfy the request.
X.Org 75 dpi Fonts
The X.Org 75 dpi font collection works well with VGA resolution displays.
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Resolution |
Display Size |
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800 x 600 |
15" and 17" |
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1024 x 768 |
19" |
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1152 x 900 or 1280 x 1024 |
21" |
X.Org 100 dpi Fonts
The X.Org 100 dpi font collection works well with high resolution displays.
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Resolution |
Display Size |
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800 x 600 or 1024 x 768 |
13" and 14" |
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1024 x 768 |
15" and 17" |
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1152 x 900 or 1280 x 1024 |
19" |
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1600 x 1200 |
21" |
X.Org Misc Fonts
The X.Org misc font collection contains a basic set of fonts for X clients, including the "cursor" font frequently used for different cursors needed by X clients, and the "fixed" font that is required for the X server to start.
HP Fonts
These 75-dpi fonts are required by HP VUE and other X clients designed to run on Hewlett-Packard hosts.
DEC Fonts
These 75-dpi fonts are required by many X clients designed to run on Digital Equipment Corporation hosts.
IBM Fonts
These 75-dpi fonts are required by AIX windows, and by many X clients that run on IBM RISCsystem/6000 (AIX) hosts.
Sun Fonts
These 75-dpi fonts are required by X clients designed to run on Sun Microsystems hosts.
Japanese Common Fonts
This is a collection of 75-dpi fonts for generic Japanese hosts.
Unicode Fonts
This is a collection of Unicode-compliant 100- and 75-dpi fonts for those applications that support Unicode display.
TrueType Fonts
This is a collection of TrueType fonts for applications that support the advanced font scaling capabilities offered by the TrueType format.
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