Re: [gentoo-user] corefonts being depcleaned?

[Dale]

Paul Hartman wrote:
> On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 2:22 PM, Dale<rdalek1967@×××××.com>  wrote:
>
>> These fonts have been on here for so long that I thought they were something
>> that the console used or some other system package needed.  After all,
>> console has to have a font right?  I just didn't want to remove this, reboot
>> and get a error that console has no fonts to display or some such message.
>>   Then again, no fonts, maybe no message at all.   lol
>>
>> Now to see if I want these fonts and add them to the world file.  I like
>> fonts.  Try to keep a bunch of them lying around.
>>
> Corefonts are the Microsoft "core web fonts". Certainly not a system
> package. Some websites might look funny without them, though. And if
> you're using WINE they are probably a good thing to have around as
> well.
>
> Just add it to world, problem solved! :)
>
>

Yea, it has times, ariel and a few others that I use a lot so it has to 
stay.  I was going to try without it but I use those a lot.  Ariel is 
really good for me to read with these old glasses.

At least I know it being removed was not a mistake or something.  The 
name is a little misleading too.  ;-)

Thanks.

Dale

:-)  :-)