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List:       mozilla-os2
Subject:    Re: Infinality fontconfig?
From:       Dave Yeo <dave.r.yeo () gmail ! com>
Date:       2013-05-19 17:13:28
Message-ID: 09idnXdjraLWlQTMnZ2dnUVZ_rSdnZ2d () mozilla ! org
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Alex Taylor wrote:
> On Fri, 17 May 2013 06:15:44 UTC, Dave Yeo<dave.r.yeo@gmail.com>  wrote:
>
>> Ideally the patched freetyp2 should also use special fontconfig
>> settings. As our fontconfig is very simple compared to the real one
>> there isn't much that can be done. One thing is to change the default
>> fonts. Currently they are,
>> #define DEFAULT_SERIF_FONT          "Times New Roman"
>> #define DEFAULT_SERIF_FONTJA        "Times New Roman WT J"
>> #define DEFAULT_SANSSERIF_FONT      "Helvetica"
>> #define DEFAULT_MONOSPACED_FONT     "Courier"
>> #define DEFAULT_SYMBOL_FONT         "Symbol Set"
>> #define DEFAULT_DINGBATS_FONT       "DejaVu Sans"
>>
>> I could build versions with these,
>>                   style: sans-serif, serif, monospace
>> 		Microsoft: Arial, Times New Roman, Courier New
>> 		OSX: Helvetica Neue, Times, Courier
>> 		Linux: DejaVu Sans, Liberation Serif, Liberation Mono
>> The OSX ones would be the same as what we have now unless someone is
>> using the above fonts. What kind of font does OSX use? Can OS/2 display
>> them?
>
> I'm confused.  What do you mean about "Microsoft", "OSX", "Linux"?  Do
> you mean those are the default fonts under those platforms?  What does
> that have to do with what OS/2 uses?
>
> Our default fonts should be fonts that are likely to be installed on
> OS/2 (the ones listed at the top are good choices already)...
>

I'm just trying to reflect what the infinality fontconfig patch does. 
It's just an experiment and won't get checked into the official sources.
I've been using the Linux version for a few days and the sites that fall 
back on the default look better with Deja Sans and the Liberation fonts 
using the patched freetype.
Dave
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