Tao Cumplido wrote:
Hello,
is it possible with LyX to access the system fonts on Windows XP?
When I go to the Document options there are only very few fonts available to
choose.
If it's not possible to access these fonts directly is there another way to use
them? Moving them to another folder mabye?
No. Using an arbitrary font is quite tricky. Some fonts are supported By
TeX, those are easier. Usually this involves putting
\usepackage{something} in the LyX preamble. Maybe you also have to
download the font package and install it.
If a font isn't already supported by TeX, then you need to roll your own
support for it. I have needed to do this one time, and it took me
several days to figure it all out from documentation and examples. Note
that TeX uses its own font system, so what you have installed in the
windows system doesn't matter at all. Still, there are lots of fonts
supported by TeX. Take a look at http://www.tug.dk/FontCatalogue/. The
fonts you find there can probably be used in LyX documents too without
too much trouble.
There is a variant of TeX called XeteX that support system fonts in an
easy way. But XeteX is not yet supported by LyX. Take a look at
wiki.lyx.org for some tips on how to use it - if you really need to use
those system fonts. LyX is not a good program for "going wild" with
fonts. It is focused on the kind of writing where you pick a sensible
font or two for a document, and stick to those.
Helge Hafting
