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<listitem><para>Postscript type 1 (file extension on &Windows; & OS/2 <filename class="extension">.pfb</filename>/<filename class="extension">.pfm</filename>; on &UNIX;/&Linux; <filename class="extension">.pfa</filename>/<filename class="extension">.afm</filename>)</para></listitem>

<listitem><para>BDF (Bitmap Distribution Format, file extension <filename class="extension">.bdf</filename>)</para></listitem>

<listitem><para>PCF (Portable Compiled Format, file extension <filename class="extension">.pcf</filename>)</para></listitem>

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</para>

<para>You can use it as standalone program to preview and install a font

downloaded from the Internet. In the preview you can check that the font

has all characters you need.

</para>

<para>

Additionally &kfontview; can be launched from

the &systemsettings; module <ulink url="help:/kcontrol/fontinst/index.html">

<guilabel>Font Installer</guilabel></ulink> to use the extended preview capabilities

of &kfontview;.</para>

<para>To use &kfontview; in &konqueror; select <guilabel>Services</guilabel> in

the sidebar and go to the folders <filename class="directory">Fonts/Personal

</filename> or <filename class="directory">Fonts/System</filename>.

Then open the context menu with a &RMB; click on a font and start &kfontview;

by selecting it from the context menu.</para>

<para>

<screeninfo>&kfontview; application</screeninfo>

</imageobject>

<phrase>&kfontview; application</phrase>

</textobject>

</mediaobject>

</screenshot>

</para>

<para>

&kfontview;'s <guilabel>Standard Preview</guilabel> displays your font in several

different sizes, so you can get a good idea of what it will look like.

From the drop down box in the toolbar you can choose additional preview types:

<listitem><para>All Characters</para></listitem>

<listitem><para>Unicode Block: The Unicode standard arranges groups of characters

together in blocks</para></listitem>

<listitem><para>Unicode Script: In Unicode, a script is a collection of letters

and other written signs used to represent textual information in one or more

writing systems</para></listitem>

<listitem><para>Change Text: Using this button opens the <guilabel>Preview

String</guilabel> dialog where you can insert a user defined text.

This feature enables you to check that a font supports the characters you need.

</para></listitem>

</itemizedlist></para>

<para>In <guilabel>Unicode Block</guilabel> and <guilabel>Unicode Script</guilabel>

preview mode additional tooltip info's are displayed hovering a character with the

mouse pointer:

The character's Unicode <guilabel>Category</guilabel> and the value in <guilabel>

UCS-4</guilabel>, <guilabel>UTF-16</guilabel>, <guilabel>UTF-8</guilabel> and

as <guilabel>XML Decimal Entity</guilabel>.</para>

<para>

To install a font you downloaded from the Internet, click the <guibutton>Install

</guibutton> button in the lower-right corner.

</para>

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