bitmap-fonts by default?
We have been looking at updating bitmap-fonts recently, and noticed that it is still listed mandatory in the comps @base-x group. So I just wondered a couple of naive questions: - does bitmap-fonts have to be installed by default? - what actually needs it? Jens -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
Re: bitmap-fonts by default?
On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 11:29 PM, Jens Petersen wrote: > We have been looking at updating bitmap-fonts recently, > and noticed that it is still listed mandatory in the comps > @base-x group. > > So I just wondered a couple of naive questions: > > - does bitmap-fonts have to be installed by default? > - what actually needs it? > > Jens XEmacs needs it. We have an explicit reference to a LucidaTypewriter font. We started to transition to fontconfig 2004-ish. Unfortunately, the developers who started that effort have since mostly disappeared. If there are any competent fontconfig developers who could give us a hand completing the transition, please stop by xemacs-b...@xemacs.org and say hello. I will personally send a box of home-made oatmeal raisin cookies [1] to anyone who can help us finish the job. Footnotes: [1] I can make no guarantees about the state of crumbliness on arrival, of course. -- Jerry James http://www.jamezone.org/ -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
Re: bitmap-fonts by default?
> XEmacs needs it. We have an explicit reference to a LucidaTypewriter > font. Sure: and xorg-x11-fonts also provides LT. I am not asking if we should drop bitmap-fonts (though it needs to be split up and repackaged)... the question was why are we installing it by default and when can we stop? :) Jens -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
Re: bitmap-fonts by default?
Le Mer 30 septembre 2009 16:35, Qianqian Fang a écrit : > > Jens Petersen wrote: >> We have been looking at updating bitmap-fonts recently, >> and noticed that it is still listed mandatory in the comps >> @base-x group. >> >> So I just wondered a couple of naive questions: >> >> - does bitmap-fonts have to be installed by default? >> - what actually needs it? >> > > anything before X may still need bitmap fonts, don't they? The problem is, we have a lot of stuff installed by default in base-x because something "may" use it (even though no one actually checked that was still the case). IMHO default packages in default groups should have a clear user, or be downgraded to optional. -- Nicolas Mailhot -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
Re: bitmap-fonts by default?
> IMHO default packages in default groups should have a clear user, or > be downgraded to optional. Right I suggest we make it optional in comps-f13 and see if anything "breaks". Jens -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
Re: bitmap-fonts by default?
2009/10/1 Jens Petersen > > IMHO default packages in default groups should have a clear user, or > > be downgraded to optional. > > Right I suggest we make it optional in comps-f13 and see if anything > "breaks". > Yep, this looks nice In merge review of bitmap-fonts, we are splitting it as per font family we will get sufficient time to come at conclusion, which to keep default and which optional Thanks & Regards, -- Pravin Satpute -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
