On Wed, May 23, 2007 at 12:36:53AM +0100, Angus Lees wrote: > Note that fontconfig, freetype and xft are different libraries designed to > work together - and listing them as separate font pieces like thats a > problem is a bit inaccurate.
I didn't intend to imply that there was any problem with fontconfig, freetype and xft, only to explain their respective roles in font handling sa I understood them (and thereby get clarification). >> > - Whether we still need server-side fonts for anything >> >> At the LGM we organized a font BoF and Keith Packard (X.org and >> fontconfig) said that an elegant solution might be to redirect the >> server-side calls to fontconfig until the few remaning apps are fixed. > > You're going to need this for a long time yet - unless you plan on dropping > support for Xaw apps, X11 apps displayed remotely from other unices, etc. The implied context, given that this discussion began in Ubuntu, was "...in a modern Linux desktop". These facilities can always remain available to people who need them, but they could be pulled in only if the user actually installs such an app. -- - mdz -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss