On -3312-Tue, Jul 08, 2003 at 09:27:42PM +0200, David Fokkema <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spake thus, > On Tue, Jul 08, 2003 at 02:25:33PM -0400, Aaron wrote: > > On -3175-Mon, Jul 07, 2003 at 12:41:14PM -0700, Ross Boylan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > spake thus, > > > I've been trying to understand how fonts work on Debian over the last few days, > > > and thought it might be useful > > > to share some of the references that look especially useful and some things I > > > think I've found out. I was > > > inspired particularly by some problems with fonts under KDE, and I haven't fixed > > > them yet. So I'm hardly an > > > expert. > > > > > > > Fonts in X are something that I've never really comprehended, and I wish someone > > somewhere would explain what the deal is with font servers like Xft and FreeType, > > their strengths and weaknesses, and what about anti-aliasing, and having fonts > > like Verdana available for just web browsing. > > > > If someone could write a mini-HOWTO on these topics it'd be like Christmas for me > > over here. > > > > Just a footnote to Ross: I don't mean to be nitpicky but you should either just > > break paragraphs, or more sensibly break your lines at 72 or 75 characters, it > > would help legibility enormously. > > Aaron, is this a joke? _Your_ lines are about three screens wide! > > Maybe, just maybe, it _was_ a joke and I just made a fool of myself, ;-) >
But what about the fonts! -- Aaron Bieber - Graphic Design // Web Design http://www.core-dev.com/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
