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Nathaniel wrote: |
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> On Mon, May 20, 2002 at 04:40:54PM +0900, Ryan Shaw wrote: |
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> > fonts. the ebuilds i have seen thus far |
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> > which install fonts (freefonts and x11fonts-jmk) |
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> > create new subdirectories of of /usr/lib/X11/fonts. |
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> > this seems bad though, since it means that |
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> > a new FontPath needs to be added to XF86Config |
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> What about having multiple, slightly different, copies of, say, the |
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> "times" font from different packages. I've run into this several times. |
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> For an example see 75dpi vs 100dpi directories, a contrived example I |
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> admit, but one everyone has. I really think keeping font packages |
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> separate is a good idea because eventually you'll run into a collision. |
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i think this is something that could be worked out among |
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the ebuild maintainers. plus, sticking to the standard |
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directories makes it clear what type of fonts they are. |
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if i just install a bunch of fonts in /usr/lib/X11/fonts/foo, |
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how does the user know if these foo fonts are Type1, Speedo, |
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TrueType, CID, or bitmap fonts? Sure, they can examine the |
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font files, but what a pain... |
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