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List:       xfree-fonts
Subject:    Re: [Fonts]Re: [Render] Removing core support from Xft
From:       Brian Stell <bstell () ix ! netcom ! com>
Date:       2001-12-17 6:33:57
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Keith Packard wrote:
> ...
> That's my goal; eliminate the reason to use server-side fonts 
> ... The most important feature is that future improvements 
> will not be so severely handicapped by requirements to not 
> change the X server -- 

X fonts can finally be (near) current in a world where 
technology is always changing. No more waiting *years* for 
new X server font features to finally make it into the field.

> I think the Render extension provides the foundation for any 
> number of future experiments with text output.

Yes, I strongly agree with this!

-- 
Brian Stell
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