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→Changing Font Settings
[[Image:fedora_desktop_font_settings.jpg|Fedora Desktop Font Settings Screen]]
Click on the button next to the font category you wish to change to invoke the ''Pick a Font'' dialog. This dialog allows the selection of a font based on family, point size and style. The ''Preview'' area allows you to see how the font looks before applying it to the desktop:
[[Image:fedora_desktop_pick_a_font.jpg|The Fedora GNOME Desktop Font Selection Dialog]]
Once you have selected a suitable font, click on the ''OK'' button to apply the selection to the desktop settings.
== Font Rendering Settings ==
The Font settings page provides four font rendering options:
* '''Monochrome''' - Displays text in black and white. This invariably results in characters having jagged edges.
* '''Best Shapes''' - Uses antialiasing to smooth the edges of the characters where possible. This is typically the preferred option when using a CRT based monitor.
* '''Best Contrast''' - The preferred option for visually impaired users. Uses antialiasing combined with adjustments to maximize the contrasts between the characters and the background.
* '''Subpixel Smoothing''' - Uses the spahpe of LCD pixels to render the smoothest possible fonts on LCD screens.
== Advanced Font Rendering ==
For more advanced font rendering options, click on the details button in the lower right hand corner of the Font dialog:
[[Image:fedora_font_details.jpg|Fedora Desktop Font Rendering Detail Screen]
Each of the categories shown in the dialog provides a more detailed level of control over the rendering of fonts on the Fedora desktop:
'''Resolution''' - Allows the resolution at which fonts are rendered to be defined in dots per inch.
'''Smoothing''' - Defines how fonts are rendered when antialiasing is used. Available options are ''None'', ''Subpixel'' and ''Grayscale''.
'''Hinting''' - A form of font rendering designed to improve the appearance of small sizes and low screen resolutions. Options available are None, Slight, Medium and Full.
'''Subpixel Order''' - Specifies the pixel order for fonts. Meaningful only on LCD displays. Options are RGB, VRGB, BGR and VBGR.
== Viewing Fonts in the Font Folder ==
The fonts currently installed on the system are stored in the ''Fonts Folder''. From with the ''Font Details''' dialog. Begin by clicking on the ''Go To Fonts Folder'' to open the folder containing the fonts. The folder should appear as follows:
[Image:fedora_font_folder.jpg]
To preview the fonts in any particualr font family, select the font and click with the right mouse button. From the resulting popup menu, select the ''Open with GNOME Font Viewer'' option. A new window will then appear containing the font set:
[Image:gnome_font_viewer.jpg]