Re: Where are printer fonts set in CUPS ?

[George at Clug <Clug@goproject.info>]

Jeremy,

Thanks for posting back. I did not know the answer. It is interesting to learn how.

George


On Sunday, 11-08-2024 at 13:33 jeremy ardley wrote:
> 
> 
> On 10/8/24 14:00, jeremy ardley wrote:
> > 
> > How does CUPS select the font to use for text files and where can I edit 
> > that if I need to change to a different default font or style
> 
> Responding to myself.
> 
> How to Change the Default Monospace Font:
> 
> If you want to change the default monospace font to something else 
> (e.g., IBM Plex Mono or Courier), you can do so by creating or editing 
> the local.conf file in the /etc/fonts/ directory.
> 
> # Check The existing default font
> 
> fc-match monospace
> NotoSansMono-Regular.ttf: "Noto Sans Mono" "Regular"
> 
> # edit the configuration file
> 
> sudo nano /etc/fonts/local.conf
> 
> <?xml version="1.0"?>
> <!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
> <fontconfig>
>    <alias>
>      <family>monospace</family>
>      <prefer>
>        <family>IBM Plex Mono</family>
>      </prefer>
>    </alias>
> </fontconfig>
> 
> # Refresh the cache
> 
> sudo fc-cache -f -v
> 
> # Check the default font has changed
> 
> fc-match monospace
> IBMPlexMono-Regular.otf: "IBM Plex Mono" "Regular"
> 
> (It turns out that what I thought was IBM Plex was actually the quite 
> similar Noto Sans Mono)
> 
>