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Improve TrueType font installation section.

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</para>
<sect2 id="truetype-fonts">
<title>TrueType fonts</title>
<para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>
Use the <option>-font <replaceable>/path/to/sample_font.ttf</replaceable></option>
option to specify a TrueType font file on the command line.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
Create a symlink
<screen>ln -s <replaceable>/path/to/sample_font.ttf</replaceable> ~/.mplayer/subfont.ttf</screen>
for each user individually or a system-wide one:
<screen>ln -s <replaceable>/path/to/sample_font.ttf</replaceable> /usr/local/share/mplayer/subfont.ttf</screen>
</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
If <application>MPlayer</application> was compiled with
<systemitem class="library">fontconfig</systemitem> support, the above methods
won't work, instead <option>-font</option> expects a
<systemitem class="library">fontconfig</systemitem> font name
and defaults to the sans-serif font. To get a list of fonts known to
<systemitem class="library">fontconfig</systemitem>,
use <command>fc-list</command>. Example:
There are two ways to get TrueType fonts to work. The first is to pass
the <option>-font</option> option to specify a TrueType font file on
the command line. This option will be a good candidate to put in your
configuration file (see the manual page for details).
The second is to create a symlink called <filename>subfont.ttf</filename>
to the font file of your choice. Either
<screen>ln -s <replaceable>/path/to/sample_font.ttf</replaceable> ~/.mplayer/subfont.ttf</screen>
for each user individually or a system-wide one:
<screen>ln -s <replaceable>/path/to/sample_font.ttf</replaceable> $PREFIX/share/mplayer/subfont.ttf</screen>
</para>
<para>
If <application>MPlayer</application> was compiled with
<systemitem class="library">fontconfig</systemitem> support, the above methods
won't work, instead <option>-font</option> expects a
<systemitem class="library">fontconfig</systemitem> font name
and defaults to the sans-serif font. To get a list of fonts known to
<systemitem class="library">fontconfig</systemitem>,
use <command>fc-list</command>. Example:
<screen>mplayer -font <replaceable>'Bitstream Vera Sans'</replaceable> <replaceable>anime.mkv</replaceable></screen>
</para>