diff --git a/DOCS/xml/en/install.xml b/DOCS/xml/en/install.xml
index cfe5282ec6..71aaed40fd 100644
--- a/DOCS/xml/en/install.xml
+++ b/DOCS/xml/en/install.xml
@@ -711,9 +711,21 @@ OSD/SUB feature. There are many ways to get it:
+
+ Use the font generator tool at TOOLS/subfont-c. It's a complete tool to
+ convert from TTF/Type1/etc font to mplayer font pkg (read
+ TOOLS/subfont-c/README for details).
+
+
+ Use the font generator GIMP plugin at TOOLS/subfont-GIMP (note: you must have HSI
+ RAW plugin too, see URL below).
+
+
using a TrueType (TTF) font, by the means of the freetype
-library. Version 2.0.9 or greater is mandatory! Then you have two methods:
+ library. Version 2.0.9 or greater is mandatory! Then you have two methods:
use the option to specify a
@@ -723,6 +735,11 @@ library. Version 2.0.9 or greater is mandatory! Then you have two methods:
create a symlink:ln -s /path/to/arial.ttf ~/.mplayer/subfont.ttf
+ If MPlayer was compiled with
+ fontconfig support, the above methods
+ won't work, instead the expects a fontconfig font name
+ and defaults to the sans-serif font. To get a list of fonts known to fontconfig,
+ use fc-list. Example:
Download ready-to-use font packages from MPlayer
@@ -769,39 +786,7 @@ library. Version 2.0.9 or greater is mandatory! Then you have two methods:
-
- Use the font generator tool at TOOLS/subfont-c. It's a complete tool to
- convert from TTF/Type1/etc font to mplayer font pkg. (read
- TOOLS/subfont-c/README for details)
-
-
- Use the font generator GIMP plugin at TOOLS/subfont-GIMP (note: you must have HSI
- RAW plugin too, see URL below)
-
-
-
- using a TrueType (TTF) font, by the means of the
- freetype library. Version 2.0.9 or greater is mandatory! Then
- you have two methods:
-
-
- use the option to specify a
- TrueType font file on every occasion
-
-
- create a symlink:ln -s /path/to/arial.ttf ~/.mplayer/subfont.ttf
-
-
- If compiled with fontconfig
- support, the above methods won't work, instead the
- expects a fontconfig font name and defaults to the sans-serif font. To get
- a list of fonts known to fontconfig, use fc-list.
- Example:
-
-
If you chose non-TTF fonts, UNZIP the file you downloaded to ~/.mplayer or