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The first matching value will be selected.

Table 2-4 lists some font names expressed using this notation.

Table 2-4. Fontconfig font names

Font name	Meaning
Courier-12	Courier face, 12-point size
Utopia:style=italic	Utopia face in italics
Helvetica,Arial,Swiss-12	Helvetica, Arial, or Swiss face (preferred in that order), 12-point size
Fixed-12,16,10	Fixed face in 12-, 16-, or 10-point size (preferred in that order)

For a complete list of font properties that can be used in font names, see the documentation on the Fontconfig web site at http://fontconfig.org . Note that many of the properties mentioned in the documentation are not used; on most systems, style is the only property specified for most of the fonts.

xterm has support for Fontconfig/Xft and can be used to test a Fontconfig font name. The command-line option to use is -fa (face); if the font name contains spaces, be sure to quote it on the command line. Here are some examples:

$ xterm -fa courier
$ xterm -fa courier-12
$ xterm -fa courier- 18:style=italic
$ xterm -fa 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono- 16:style=bold'
$ xterm -fa foo,bar,baz,utopia,courier,qux- 12,18,10:style=italic

If the selected font does not use character-cell spacing, xterm will add considerable spacing between characters (the last example demonstrates this).

2.7.4. Where Can I Learn More?

? The manpages for fc-list , fc-cache , and Xft

? The Fontconfig web site: http://fontconfig.org

? freedesktop.org: http://freedesktop.org

? Keith Packard's Xft tutorial: http://www.keithp.com/~keithp/render/Xft.tutorial

2.8. Using USB Storage

USB is a widely used interface for peripherals. It's intelligent, fast, hot-pluggable, uses a compact and foolproof connector, and even provides a couple of watts of power for small devices.

Many USB devices fall into the storage class, including cameras, portable music players, and storage card readers. These devices can easily be used with Fedora.

2.8.1. How Do I Do That?

Using USB storage in Fedora Core is easy: simply insert the USB storage device into any available USB port.

If you're using GNOME, the device will be mounted, an icon will appear on the desktop, and a window will open showing the contents of the device.

When you insert a USB storage device while running KDE, the dialog in Figure 2-31 appears with two options: 'Open in New Window' and 'Do Nothing.' Choose one of the options and click OK. If you want to skip this dialog next time you insert a storage device, select the checkbox labeled 'Always do this for this type of media.'

Figure 2-31. KDE USB Storage action dialog

The action performed when a new USB storage device is detected is configurable in both GNOME and KDE.

2.8.1.1. Safely removing a USB drive

Before unplugging a USB drive, you should unmount it to prevent data loss. In GNOME and KDE, right-click on the drive's desktop icon and select the menu option Unmount Volume or Remove Safely. Wait until the activity lights stop blinking and then unplug the drive.

2.8.1.2. Configuring default actions in GNOME

To configure the action taken when GNOME detects a new USB storage device, select the menu option System>Preferences>'Removable Drives and Media.' The window shown in Figure 2-32 will appear.