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Add instructions for configuring MS Sans Serif bold font
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<a name="ms_sans_serif"/> <a name="ms_sans_serif"/>
### [ MS Sans Serif font ] ### [ MS Sans Serif font ]
For an authentic Windows 95 feel, you can use the original MS Sans Serif font. To do this, you will need a copy of the C:\Windows\Fonts\micross.ttf file from any modern Windows computer (this font is titled "Microsoft Sans Serif Regular"). For an authentic Windows 95 feel, you can use the original MS Sans Serif font. To do this, you will need a copy of both the "MS Sans Serif Regular" and "Microsoft Sans Serif Regular" fonts from the `C:\Windows\Fonts` directory of any modern Windows computer. (The filenames for these fonts are `sserife.fon` and `micross.ttf` respectively)
After copying over the files to your Linux install, we now need to convert the `sserife.fon` file to a TrueType font using FontForge. (This step is optional; you can still use MS Sans Serif, but bold fonts will not be available)
- Install FontForge with `sudo apt install fontforge`
- Open FontForge and open the `sserife.fon` file
- After the font is opened, go to File -> Generate Fonts...
- Below the new filename `MSSansSerif.ttf` there will be two dropdowns, make sure the left one is set to "No Outline Font", then set the right one to "(faked) MS Bitmap only sfnt (ttf)"
- Click the Generate button. You may now close FontForge and delete the original `sserife.fon` file
We now need to install the MS Sans Serif fonts, as well as their font configuration files.
#### Single-user install: #### #### Single-user install: ####
- Create a folder `ms_sans_serif` inside the `~/.fonts/truetype/` directory - Run `mkdir -p ~/.fonts/truetype/ms_sans_serif/`
- Copy `micross.ttf` to the newly-created folder - Copy `micross.ttf` and `MSSansSerif.ttf` to `~/.fonts/truetype/ms_sans_serif/`
- Copy the file `Extras/99-ms-sans-serif.conf` to your home directory `~` and rename it `.fonts.conf` - Run `mkdir -p ~/.config/fontconfig/conf.d/`
- Copy `Extras/99-ms-sans-serif.conf` and `Extras/99-ms-sans-serif-bold.conf` to `~/.config/fontconfig/conf.d/`
- Update the font cache by running `sudo fc-cache -f -v` - Update the font cache by running `sudo fc-cache -f -v`
#### System-wide install: #### #### System-wide install: ####
- Create a folder `ms_sans_serif` inside the `/usr/share/fonts/truetype/` directory - Run `sudo mkdir -p /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ms_sans_serif`
- Copy `micross.ttf` to the newly-created folder - Copy `micross.ttf` to `/usr/share/fonts/truetype/ms_sans_serif`
- Copy the file `Extras/99-ms-sans-serif.conf` to `/etc/fonts/conf.d` - Copy `Extras/99-ms-sans-serif.conf` and `Extras/99-ms-sans-serif-bold.conf` to `/etc/fonts/conf.d`
- Update the font cache by running `sudo fc-cache -f -v` - Update the font cache by running `sudo fc-cache -f -v`
To set the main font for the entire system, open the XFCE settings manager > Appearance > Fonts tab. Set the "Default font" to Microsoft Sans Serif, style Regular, size 8. To set the main font for the entire system, open the XFCE settings manager > Appearance > Fonts tab. Set the "Default font" to Microsoft Sans Serif, style Regular, size 8.
To set the title bar font, open the XFCE settings manager > Window Manager > Style tab. Set the "Title font" to Microsoft Sans Serif, style Regular, size 8. To set the title bar font, open the XFCE settings manager > Window Manager > Style tab. Set the "Title font" to Microsoft Sans Serif, style Bold, size 8.
Finally, set the font for the Orage panel clock by right-clicking the panel clock, selecting Properties, then next to Line 1, change the font to Microsoft Sans Serif, style Regular, size 8. Inside the Line 1 box, add two spaces before and after the value in the box, to apply some spacing. Finally, set the font for the Orage panel clock by right-clicking the panel clock, selecting Properties, then next to Line 1, change the font to Microsoft Sans Serif, style Regular, size 8. Inside the Line 1 box, add two spaces before and after the value in the box, to apply some spacing.