README: revise install instructions and formatting

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![Screenshot](https://github.com/sunaku/tamzen-font/raw/master/README.png) ![Screenshot](https://github.com/sunaku/tamzen-font/raw/master/README.png)
This is [my personal fork][1] of the wonderful [Tamsyn font by Scott Fial][2]. This is [my personal fork][1] of the wonderful [Tamsyn font by Scott Fial][2].
It is programatically forked from Tamsyn version 1.11 by the `Rakefile` script It is programatically forked from Tamsyn version 1.11 by the `Rakefile` script
(see the "Building" section below) which backports glyphs from older versions (see the "Building" section below) which backports glyphs from older versions
while deleting deliberately empty glyphs (which are marked as unimplemented) while deleting deliberately empty glyphs (which are marked as unimplemented)
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Installation Installation
------------ ------------
NOTE: For non-Linux platforms, try using the font files in these subfolders: In Arch Linux:
* `dfont/` - Apple bitmap only sfnt (dfont) * Install [from the AUR](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/tamzen-font-git/).
* `otb/` - X11 bitmap only sfnt (otb)
* `fon/` - Win FON
* `fnt/` - Win FNT
* `pdb/` - Palm OS Bitmap
* `pt3/` - PS Type3 Bitmap
NOTE: [Arch Linux](https://www.archlinux.org) users may also install this font On any Linux:
through [this AUR package](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/tamzen-font-git/).
[Download] this Git repository to `~/.fonts/tamzen-font` and then run: * [Download] or clone this repository to `~/.fonts/tamzen-font` and run:
[Download]: https://github.com/sunaku/tamzen-font/archive/master.zip
xset +fp ~/.fonts/tamzen-font/bdf xset +fp ~/.fonts/tamzen-font/bdf
xset fp rehash xset fp rehash
Now you should be able to access the "Tamzen" font family in xfontsel. * You should now be able to see the "Tamzen" font family in `xfontsel`.
[Download]: https://github.com/sunaku/tamzen-font/archive/master.zip Other platforms:
* Try using the font files in these subfolders:
* `dfont/` - Apple bitmap only sfnt (dfont)
* `otb/` - X11 bitmap only sfnt (otb)
* `fon/` - Win FON
* `fnt/` - Win FNT
* `pdb/` - Palm OS Bitmap
* `pt3/` - PS Type3 Bitmap
### Linux VT integration ### Linux VT integration
@ -211,7 +213,13 @@ alias TamzenForPowerline10x20b='font -misc-tamzenforpowerline-bold-r-normal--20-
Building Building
-------- --------
You can build the Tamzen fonts for yourself by following this procedure. You can build the Tamzen fonts for yourself by running these commands:
```sh
bundle exec rake # build things only when necessary
bundle exec rake clobber # destroy everything that we built
bundle exec rake clobber default # rebuild everything from scratch
```
### Requirements ### Requirements
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sudo apt-get install fontforge sudo apt-get install fontforge
``` ```
### Procedure
```sh
bundle exec rake # build things only when necessary
bundle exec rake clobber # destroy everything that we built
bundle exec rake clobber default # rebuild everything from scratch
```
License License
------- -------
Distributed under the same terms as the Tamsyn font. See `LICENSE` file. Distributed under the same terms as the Tamsyn font. See `LICENSE` file.
[1]: http://snk.tuxfamily.org/log/tamsyn-1.7b-review.html [1]: https://sunaku.github.io/tamsyn-1.7b-font-review.html
[2]: http://www.fial.com/~scott/tamsyn-font/ [2]: http://www.fial.com/~scott/tamsyn-font/
[3]: http://invisible-island.net/xterm/ [3]: http://invisible-island.net/xterm/
[4]: http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html [4]: http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html