Synopsis: Font sets are simple text files containing information about the TrueType fonts available to the mapserver. The aliases defined are then used throughout a map file to specify which font to use.
Notes: Aliases are case sensitive. Excellent reference information about the TrueType format and online font resources is available from the FreeType project website.
Format: The format is very simple. Each
line contains 2 items: an alias and the name/path of the font seperated
by white space. The alias is simply the name you refer to the font as in
your mapfiles (eg. times-bold). The name is the actual name of the TrueType
file. If not fullpath then it is interpreted as relative to the location
of the fontset. Here's the fontset I use (the font.list file and all .ttf
files are stored in the same sub-directory).
arial
arial.ttf
arial-bold
arialbd.ttf
arial-italic
ariali.ttf
arial-bold-italic
arialbi.ttf
arial_black
ariblk.ttf
comic_sans
comic.ttf
comic_sans-bold
comicbd.ttf
courier
cour.ttf
courier-bold
courbd.ttf
courier-italic
couri.ttf
courier-bold-italic
courbi.ttf
georgia
georgia.ttf
georgia-bold
georgiab.ttf
georgia-italic
georgiai.ttf
georgia-bold-italic
georgiaz.ttf
impact
impact.ttf
monotype.com
monotype.ttf
recreation_symbols
recreate.ttf
times
times.ttf
times-bold
timesbd.ttf
times-italic
timesi.ttf
times-bold-italic
timesbi.ttf
trebuchet_ms
trebuc.ttf
trebuchet_ms-bold
trebucbd.ttf
trebuchet_ms-italic
trebucit.ttf
trebuchet_ms-bold-italic
trebucbi.ttf
verdana
verdana.ttf
verdana-bold
verdanab.ttf
verdana-italic
verdanai.ttf
verdana-bold-italic
verdanaz.ttf