README.mplus

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M+ BITMAP FONTS            Copyright 2002-2005  COZ <coz@users.sourceforge.jp>
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README




M+ BITMAP FONTS were designed to be simple and highly readable.
It incorporates all Kanji (Chinese character in Japanese) until
level 2 (the one described in JISX0208).

With the increasing availability of powerful PCs, scalable fonts and
anti-aliasing, one could question the need of such fonts nowadays,
slow PCs and the increasing popularity of mobile phone with limited resources
etc. are still in need of such font,
and I have there started creating this font foundry at my own pace.




Through the provided shell script "install_mplus_fonts", the following
fonts will be installed.


Latin fonts

+  mplus-fxd (10, 12 dots)
   Created as an alternative to the "fixed" font.
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   mplus_f10r
   mplus_f10r-euro *1
   mplus_f12r
   mplus_f12r-euro *1
   mplus_f10b
   mplus_f10b-euro *1
   mplus_f12b
   mplus_f12b-euro *1

+  mplus-hlv (10, 12 dots)
   Created as an alternative to the "helvetica" font.
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   mplus_h10r
   mplus_h10r-euro *1
   mplus_h12r
   mplus_h12r-euro *1
   mplus_h10b
   mplus_h10b-euro *1
   mplus_h12b
   mplus_h12b-euro *1

+  mplus-hlvw (10, 12 dots)
   The space between character compared with "mplus-hlv (h12r)" being slightly
   increased the readibility of small fonts on large displays increases.
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   mplus_h12rw
   mplus_h12rw-euro *1
 
+  mplus-sys (10 dots)
   Prepared for display in window titles and menu.
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   mplus_s10r 
   mplus_s10r-euro *1 
   mplus_s10b
   mplus_s10b-euro *1

+ mplus-qub (6 dots)
  Minimum 6 dot size font.
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  mplus_q06r
  mplus_q06r-euro *1

*1 Euro symbol (iso8859-15)


Japanese Fonts

+  Aliases are set for future mappings of the fonts (mplus_j10*,mplus_j12*).
   "jisx0208.1983-0" -> "jisx0208.1990-0"

+  mplus-gothic (10, 12 dots)
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   mplus_j10r (*1)
   mplus_j10r-jisx
   mplus_j10r-iso
   mplus_j10b (*1)
   mplus_j10b-jisx
   mplus_j10b-iso
   mplus_j12r
   mplus_f12r-jisx
   mplus_f12r-iso
   mplus_j12b
   mplus_f12b-jisx 
   mplus_f12b-iso

+  mplus-goth_p (10, 12 dots)
   This font is the "mplus-gothic" fonts described up here with the 
   roman characters set as proportional.
   In browsers like Mozilla, it might be difficult to read though.
   Please set your browser preferences with
   pref("font.scale.aa_bitmap.enable",false).
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   mplus_h10r-jisx
   mplus_h10r-iso
   mplus_h10b-jisx
   mplus_h10b-iso 
   mplus_h12r-jisx
   mplus_h12r-iso
   mplus_h12b-jisx
   mplus_h12b-iso

*1 Incorporates level 1 Kanji characters.
   Now, I'm working to finish all level 2 Kanji characters.


M+ cursors

+  mplus_cursors.bdf
   You will need to edit shell script "install_mplus_fonts" to install it.
   Please read the explanations in the provided file INSTALL_E.




Anonymous CVS Access


M+ BITMAP FONTS CVS repository can be checked out through
anonymous (pserver) CVS with the following instruction set.

1. "cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.sourceforge.jp:/cvsroot/mplus-fonts login"

2. When prompted for a password like "CVS password: ",
   simply press the Enter key.

3. "cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.sourceforge.jp:/cvsroot/mplus-fonts \
   co mplus_bitmap_fonts"

To update, hit the following command in "mplus_bitmap_fonts" directory.

4. "cvs update -dP"

You will need to run install script "install_mplus_fonts" again.


Latest informations can be found at the following project address.
 
M+ BITMAP FONTS
http://mplus-fonts.sourceforge.jp/mplus-bitmap-fonts/index.html




M+ OUTLINE FONTS

Free Japanese outline fonts project "M+ OUTLINE FONTS", start working!
See. also,

http://mplus-fonts.sourceforge.jp/mplus-outline-fonts/index.html
(Japanese)




[ Special thanks to Mr.Guillaume Proux ]