HP-UX 11i Version 1.6 Release Notes

Internationalization
TrueType Fonts for Asian Languages
Chapter 9
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Impact
Size requirements regarding disk space:
The TrueType fonts in the X Window environment is available only through the X Font
Server, xfs. To establish a host as a font server, start xfs as follows:
/usr/bin/X11/xfs -port 7000 -daemon
See the xfs (1) manpage for more details.
To ensure that the host is always configured to be font server upon reboots, change the
line in /etc/rc.config.d/xfs to:
RUN_X_FONT_SERVER=1
To configure a host to use a font server (that is to configure your system as font client),
run xset command as follows:
xset +fp tcp/[
hostname] :7000
See the xset (1) manpage for more details.
Compatibility
No compatibility issues.
Performance
Applications using TrueType fonts should have the same performance as when using
bitmap fonts.
Obsolescence
Not applicable.
Documentation
The manpages that have been updated are:
• xfs (1)
• xset (1)
Table 9-2 Disk Space Size Requirements for Asian TrueType Fonts
TrueType Fonts Size
Japanese 32MB
Korean 71MB
Chinese (Simplified) 39MB
Chinese (Traditional) 41MB