Re: [Fonts]Re: [Xpert]Honest question about font complexity.

[Brian Stell]

Keith Packard wrote:
> ...
> > When new fonts become available how do apps get informed
> > of this?
> 
> There is no current mechanism for this, and there are a couple of questions
> to be answered before we can design one:
> 
>         + What basic signalling mechanism should be used

Probably a property event off the root window.

>         + Who has permission to signal apps

Is this an issue if property events are used?

If a font in added (eg: downloaded via a browser) would the
user need to log off for the X server / Xfs to see it?

-- 
Brian Stell
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