Re: Re: Luxi TTF fonts

> Sender: gpe-bounces@handhelds.org
> From: Nils Faerber <nils@kernelconcepts.de>
> Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2003 17:06:54 +0100
> To: <Jim.Gettys@hp.com>
> Cc: gpe@handhelds.org
> Cc: pb@nexus.co.uk
> Subject: Re: [Gpe] Re: Luxi TTF fonts
> -----
> On Tue, 4 Feb 2003 07:58:54 -0800 (PST)
> <Jim.Gettys@hp.com> wrote:
> > The next thing to do to save alot of space is to
> > set up font aliases so that the core X server will use Luxi (or
> > shortly, Bitstream Vera) in place of the bitmap fonts we are
> > currently using.
>
> Tell me if I am wrong but the latest images Philip provides do not have
> any bitmap fonts anymore :) There is only the fonts/ttf/ directory
> containing Willamette and now luxi*.
>

I gather you are correct: I've been out of it with my busted leg.

However, mallum now understands how to add font aliases so that old
apps that depend on the bitmap fonts we used to use might be able
to continue to work, rather than requiring you to add the bitmap
fonts back in to get them running. This seems like a good strategy
for backward's compatibility's sake.

                               - Jim

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Jim Gettys
Cambridge Research Laboratory
HP Labs, Hewlett-Packard Company
Jim.Gettys@hp.com