diff DOCS/xml/en/install.xml @ 11580:90953d955165

Fontconfig support based on patch by Arwed von Merkatz <[e-mail]>, but slightly reworked

--- a/DOCS/xml/en/install.xml	Mon Dec 08 12:03:03 2003 +0000
+++ b/DOCS/xml/en/install.xml	Mon Dec 08 12:14:32 2003 +0000
@@ -781,6 +781,27 @@
   RAW plugin too, see URL below)
   <!-- FIXME: where's that URL? -->
   </para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>
+  using a TrueType (TTF) font, by the means of the <systemitem class="library">
+  freetype</systemitem> library. Version 2.0.9 or greater is mandatory! Then
+  you have two methods:
+  <itemizedlist>
+    <listitem><para>
+      use the <option>-font /path/to/arial.ttf</option> option to specify a
+      TrueType font file on every occasion
+      </para></listitem>
+    <listitem><para>
+      create a symlink:<screen>ln -s /path/to/arial.ttf ~/.mplayer/subfont.ttf</screen>
+      </para></listitem>
+      </itemizedlist>
+  <para>
+    if compiled with <systemitem class="library">fontconfig</systemitem>
+    support, the above methods won't work, instead the <option>-font</option>
+    expects a fontconfig font name and defaults to the sans-serif font. To get
+    a list of fonts known to fontconfig, use <command>fc-list</command>.
+    Example: <option>-font 'Bitstream Vera Sans'</option>
+    </para>
+  </para></listitem>
 </itemizedlist>
 
 <para>