From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.1 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_INVALID,DKIM_SIGNED, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED,RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H3,RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 29676 invoked from network); 23 Jan 2022 17:59:50 -0000 Received: from mx1.math.uh.edu (129.7.128.32) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 23 Jan 2022 17:59:50 -0000 Received: from lists1.math.uh.edu ([129.7.128.208]) by mx1.math.uh.edu with esmtps (TLS1.3) tls TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (Exim 4.94.2) (envelope-from ) id 1nBh9Z-000NpE-1E for ml@inbox.vuxu.org; Sun, 23 Jan 2022 11:59:49 -0600 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.math.uh.edu) by lists1.math.uh.edu with smtp (Exim 4.94.2) (envelope-from ) id 1nBh9Y-003OqT-CC for ml@inbox.vuxu.org; Sun, 23 Jan 2022 11:59:48 -0600 Received: from mx2.math.uh.edu ([129.7.128.33]) by lists1.math.uh.edu with esmtp (Exim 4.94.2) (envelope-from ) id 1nBh9X-003OqN-Jr for ding@lists.math.uh.edu; Sun, 23 Jan 2022 11:59:47 -0600 Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([95.216.78.240]) by mx2.math.uh.edu with esmtps (TLS1.3) tls TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (Exim 4.94.2) (envelope-from ) id 1nBh9U-008QTc-3U for ding@lists.math.uh.edu; Sun, 23 Jan 2022 11:59:47 -0600 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gnus.org; s=20200322; h=Content-Type:MIME-Version:Message-ID:Date:References: In-Reply-To:Subject:To:From:Sender:Reply-To:Cc:Content-Transfer-Encoding: Content-ID:Content-Description:Resent-Date:Resent-From:Resent-Sender: Resent-To:Resent-Cc:Resent-Message-ID:List-Id:List-Help:List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe:List-Post:List-Owner:List-Archive; bh=C1nnSyKc47nt/UbVeDsiGZekzdi8tjsAK+4RpKwLeIQ=; b=dD6t21NE61+oP5M7fJ5VNx9Lun rCDKlj/tXv2xKp21EQqoRYuAX3F5M1DMRmBdfRBv9UEO0KTboF0KFnY8MHw0hlhQ6ZrDbZbRV/Kk8 s8wIvJRD8O1/i4Km8RUmFavblqgjUGxdcR7VT80rkRxVdZkeX/SiI2lLf6pFmQstQJOc=; Received: from haven.eyrie.org ([2001:470:30:84:e276:63ff:fe62:3539]) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtps (TLS1.3:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1nBh9L-0007Br-NU for ding@gnus.org; Sun, 23 Jan 2022 18:59:39 +0100 Received: from lothlorien.eyrie.org (96-90-234-101-static.hfc.comcastbusiness.net [96.90.234.101]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by haven.eyrie.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id EDE681180EC for ; Sun, 23 Jan 2022 09:59:31 -0800 (PST) Received: by lothlorien.eyrie.org (Postfix, from userid 1000) id A4415B42FBB; Sun, 23 Jan 2022 09:59:30 -0800 (PST) From: Russ Allbery To: ding@gnus.org Subject: Re: OT Read font notations like: -bitstream-terminal-bold-[...]-100-c-110-iso8859-1 In-Reply-To: <87zgnmgx18.fsf@local.lan> (hput's message of "Sun, 23 Jan 2022 12:52:03 -0500") Organization: The Eyrie References: <87zgnmgx18.fsf@local.lan> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.1 (gnu/linux) Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2022 09:59:30 -0800 Message-ID: <871r0y72pp.fsf@hope.eyrie.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain List-ID: Precedence: bulk hput writes: > Sorry for leaving the newsgroup topic in the dust but I know there are > very likely people here who can help. > I once new a little about what the font notations like below meant: > -bitstream-terminal-bold-r-normal--18-140-100-100-c-110-iso8859-1 > But have lost some of it out of my pea brain. I know the `-c-' > bit means its good for my use .. and that `iso8859-1' puts it in > my neck of the woods but more of the exact meaning has left town. > I hoped someone here can steer me to URL or such that explains it in > detail. This is an X Logical Font Description, which is the old-style font specification mechanism for X Windows. (It's slowly being supplanted by newer font mechanisms such as fontconfig, but still shows up in a lot of places.) There's a fairly good breakdown of the elements here: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/X_Logical_Font_Description -- Russ Allbery (eagle@eyrie.org)