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diff --git a/help/C/app-fonts.page b/help/C/app-fonts.page new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1efce17 --- /dev/null +++ b/help/C/app-fonts.page @@ -0,0 +1,140 @@ +<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" + type="task" + id="app-fonts"> + + <info> + <revision version="0.1" date="2013-02-22" status="candidate"/> + <revision pkgversion="3.34" version="0.2" date="2020-01-04" status="candidate"/> + <link type="guide" xref="index#appearance"/> + <link type="guide" xref="pref#profile"/> + + <credit type="author copyright"> + <name>Sindhu S</name> + <email>sindhus@live.in</email> + <years>2013</years> + </credit> + <credit type="copyright editor"> + <name>Ekaterina Gerasimova</name> + <email>kittykat3756@gmail.com</email> + <years>2013</years> + </credit> + <credit type="copyright editor"> + <name>Michael Hill</name> + <email>mdhillca@gmail.com</email> + <years>2013</years> + </credit> + + <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/> + + <desc>Use system fonts or choose a custom font for your terminal.</desc> + + </info> + + <title>Change font and style</title> + + <p>When you work with a lot of <app>Terminal</app> text, you may want to + change the default font to your preference. You have the following + options:</p> + + <section id="system-font"> + <title>System fixed width font</title> + + <p>To use system default fonts:</p> + + <steps> + <item> + <p>Press the menu button in the top-right corner of the window and select + <gui style="menuitem">Preferences</gui>.</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>In the sidebar, select your current profile in the <gui>Profiles</gui> + section.</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>Select <gui style="tab">Text</gui>.</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>Unselect <gui style="checkbox">Custom font</gui>.</p> + </item> + </steps> + + </section> + + <section id="custom-font"> + <title>Set a custom font</title> + + <p>To set a custom font and size:</p> + + <steps> + <item> + <p>Press the menu button in the top-right corner of the window and select + <gui style="menuitem">Preferences</gui>.</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>In the sidebar, select your current profile in the <gui>Profiles</gui> + section.</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>Select <gui style="tab">Text</gui>.</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>Select <gui style="checkbox">Custom font</gui>.</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>Click on the button next to <gui style="checkbox">Custom font</gui>.</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>Type the name of your desired font into the search field or browse the + list of fonts.</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>Drag the slider that is below the font list to set the font size. + Alternatively, you can type in the font size into the field next to the + slider, or click on <gui style="button">+</gui> to increase font size or + <gui style="button">-</gui> to decrease selected font size.</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>Click <gui style="button">Select</gui> to apply your changes. To + discard changes and go back to previous dialog, click + <gui style="button">Cancel</gui>.</p> + </item> + </steps> + + </section> + + <section id="cell-spacing"> + <title>Line spacing and character spacing</title> + + <p><app>Terminal</app> allows you to pull its characters apart for improved + readability. Line spacing and character spacing can be adjusted from 1.0 + (the regular look) to 2.0 (“double spacing”), including fractional values + in between.</p> + + <steps> + <item> + <p>Press the menu button in the top-right corner of the window and select + <gui style="menuitem">Preferences</gui>.</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>In the sidebar, select your current profile in the <gui>Profiles</gui> + section.</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>Select <gui style="tab">Text</gui>.</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>Go to the <gui>Cell spacing</gui> setting.</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>To set the horizontal character spacing, adjust the multiplier number + in front of <gui>width</gui>.</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>To set the line spacing, adjust the multiplier number in front of + <gui>height</gui>.</p> + </item> + </steps> + + </section> + +</page> |