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  6.     <title>3.6.¬† Fonts Dialog</title>
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  21.           <th colspan="3" align="center">3.6.¬†
  22.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Fonts Dialog</span>
  23.   </th>
  24.         </tr>
  25.         <tr>
  26.           <td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="gimp-palette-dialog.html"><img src="../images/prev.png" alt="Prev" /></a>¬†</td>
  27.           <th width="60%" align="center">3.¬†
  28.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Image-content Related Dialogs</span>
  29.   </th>
  30.           <td width="20%" align="right">¬†<a accesskey="n" href="gimp-dialogs-management.html"><img src="../images/next.png" alt="Next" /></a></td>
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  39.             <h3 class="title"><a id="gimp-font-dialog"></a>3.6.¬†
  40.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Fonts Dialog</span>
  41.   </h3>
  42.           </div>
  43.           <div>
  44.             <div class="revhistory">
  45.               <table border="1" width="100%" summary="Revision history">
  46.                 <tr>
  47.                   <th align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">
  48.                     <b>Revision History</b>
  49.                   </th>
  50.                 </tr>
  51.                 <tr>
  52.                   <td align="left">Revision $Revision: 2358 $</td>
  53.                   <td align="left">2006-03-02</td>
  54.                   <td align="left">j.h</td>
  55.                 </tr>
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  63.       <div class="figure">
  64.         <a id="id2668454"></a>
  65.         <p class="title">
  66.           <b>Figure¬†14.54.¬†
  67.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">The Fonts dialog</span>
  68.     </b>
  69.         </p>
  70.         <div class="figure-contents">
  71.           <div class="mediaobject">
  72.             <img src="../images/dialogs/dialogs-fonts.png" alt="The Fonts dialog" />
  73.           </div>
  74.         </div>
  75.       </div>
  76.       <br class="figure-break" />
  77.       <p>
  78.     The Fonts dialog is used for selecting fonts for the
  79.     <a class="link" href="gimp-tool-text.html" title="6.5.¬†Text">Text tool</a>.
  80.     It also allows you to refresh the list of available fonts, if you add
  81.     new ones to your system while GIMP is running.
  82.   </p>
  83.       <div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  84.         <div class="titlepage">
  85.           <div>
  86.             <div>
  87.               <h4 class="title"><a id="gimp-font-dialog-activate"></a>3.6.1.¬†
  88.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Activate Dialog</span>
  89.     </h4>
  90.             </div>
  91.           </div>
  92.         </div>
  93.         <p>
  94.       The Fonts dialog is a dockable dialog; see the section on
  95.       <a class="link" href="gimp-concepts-docks.html" title="2.3.¬† Dialogs and Docking">Dialogs and Docking</a>
  96.       for help on manipulating it. It can be activated in several ways:
  97.     </p>
  98.         <div class="itemizedlist">
  99.           <ul type="disc">
  100.             <li>
  101.               <p>
  102.           From the Toolbox menu:
  103.           <span class="guimenu">File</span> ‚Üí <span class="guisubmenu">Dialogs</span> ‚Üí <span class="guimenuitem"><span class="accel">F</span>onts</span>.
  104.         </p>
  105.             </li>
  106.             <li>
  107.               <p>
  108.           From the image menu bar:
  109.           <span class="guimenu">Dialogs</span> ‚Üí <span class="guimenuitem"><span class="accel">F</span>onts</span>.
  110.         </p>
  111.             </li>
  112.             <li>
  113.               <p>
  114.           From the Tool Options for the Text tool. If you click on the
  115.                     ‚Äú<span class="quote">Font</span>‚Äù button, a Font-selector pops up. In the lower
  116.                     right corner is a button that, if pressed, brings up the
  117.                     ‚Äú<span class="quote">Fonts</span>‚Äù dialog.
  118.         </p>
  119.             </li>
  120.             <li>
  121.               <p>
  122.           From the Tab menu in any dockable dialog:
  123.           <span class="guimenu">Add Tab</span> ‚Üí <span class="guimenuitem"><span class="accel">F</span>onts</span>.
  124.         </p>
  125.             </li>
  126.           </ul>
  127.         </div>
  128.       </div>
  129.       <div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  130.         <div class="titlepage">
  131.           <div>
  132.             <div>
  133.               <h4 class="title"><a id="gimp-font-dialog-using"></a>3.6.2.¬†
  134.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Using the Fonts dialog</span>
  135.     </h4>
  136.             </div>
  137.           </div>
  138.         </div>
  139.         <p>
  140.       The most basic thing you can do is to select a font by clicking on it:
  141.       this font will then be used by the Text tool. If instead of clicking and
  142.       releasing, you hold down the left mouse button with the pointer
  143.       positioned over the font example ("Aa"), a window showing a larger text
  144.       example will pop up ("Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs.").
  145.     </p>
  146.         <div class="variablelist">
  147.           <dl>
  148.             <dt>
  149.               <span class="term">Grid/List modes</span>
  150.             </dt>
  151.             <dd>
  152.               <div class="figure">
  153.                 <a id="id2668687"></a>
  154.                 <p class="title">
  155.                   <b>Figure¬†14.55.¬†
  156.               <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">The Fonts dialog</span>
  157.               <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">≈†rift≈≥ dialogas</span>
  158.             </b>
  159.                 </p>
  160.                 <div class="figure-contents">
  161.                   <div class="mediaobject">
  162.                     <img src="../images/dialogs/dialogs-fonts-grid.png" alt="The Fonts dialog ≈†rift≈≥ dialogas" />
  163.                     <div class="caption">
  164.                       <p>Dialog in Grid View</p>
  165.                     </div>
  166.                   </div>
  167.                   <div class="mediaobject">
  168.                     <img src="../images/dialogs/dialogs-fonts.png" alt="The Fonts dialog ≈†rift≈≥ dialogas" />
  169.                     <div class="caption">
  170.                       <p>Dialog in List View</p>
  171.                     </div>
  172.                   </div>
  173.                 </div>
  174.               </div>
  175.               <br class="figure-break" />
  176.               <p>
  177.             In the Tab menu for the Fonts dialog, you can choose between
  178.             <span class="guimenuitem">View as Grid</span> and
  179.             <span class="guimenuitem">View as List</span>.
  180.             In Grid mode, the fonts are laid out in a rectangular array. In
  181.             List mode, they are lined up vertically, with each row showing an
  182.             example of the appearance of the font ("Aa"), followed by the name
  183.             of the font.
  184.           </p>
  185.             </dd>
  186.             <dt>
  187.               <a id="gimp-font-refresh"></a>
  188.               <span class="term">Refresh font list</span>
  189.             </dt>
  190.             <dd>
  191.               <p>
  192.             Pressing the button at the bottom of the dialog causes the system
  193.             font list to be rescanned. This may be useful if you add new fonts
  194.             while GIMP is running, and want to make them accessible for the
  195.             Text tool. You can also cause the font list to be rescanned by
  196.             right-clicking in the font display, and selecting "Rescan Font
  197.             List" from the menu that pops up (it is actually the only option
  198.             in the menu).
  199.           </p>
  200.               <div class="tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
  201.                 <table border="0" summary="Tip">
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  204.                       <img alt="[Tip]" src="../images/tip.png" />
  205.                     </td>
  206.                     <th align="left">Tip</th>
  207.                   </tr>
  208.                   <tr>
  209.                     <td align="left" valign="top">
  210.                       <p>
  211.               You can change the size of the font previews in the dialog using
  212.               the "Preview Size" submenu of the dialog's Tab menu.
  213.             </p>
  214.                     </td>
  215.                   </tr>
  216.                 </table>
  217.               </div>
  218.             </dd>
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  227.           <td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="gimp-palette-dialog.html"><img src="../images/prev.png" alt="Prev" /></a>¬†</td>
  228.           <td width="20%" align="center">
  229.             <a accesskey="u" href="gimp-dialogs-content.html">
  230.               <img src="../images/up.png" alt="Up" />
  231.             </a>
  232.           </td>
  233.           <td width="40%" align="right">¬†<a accesskey="n" href="gimp-dialogs-management.html"><img src="../images/next.png" alt="Next" /></a></td>
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  236.           <td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><a accesskey="p" href="gimp-palette-dialog.html">3.5.¬†
  237.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Palettes Dialog</span>
  238.   </a>¬†</td>
  239.           <td width="20%" align="center">
  240.             <a accesskey="h" href="index.html">
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  244.           <td width="40%" align="right" valign="top">¬†<a accesskey="n" href="gimp-dialogs-management.html">4.¬†
  245.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Image Management Related Dialogs</span>
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