[Fonts]About Fcpackage and Li18nux2K.

2002-09-06 Thread Zenith Lau

Hi,

I have recently read the Li18nux2K. The globalization spec. from li18nux.org. 
but it seems
that, there is no any relation between fontconfig/Xft and this spec.

IMHO, Li18nux2K regulate and standardize the direction of i18n while, 
fontconfig/Xft is 
complete font management for fonts and the next trend in drawing in X. Why 
fontconfig/Xft doesn't appear in that spec. ?

On the other hand, I remember this is some projects on fonts and type service 
from 
Li18nux.org. I afraid there will be two set of facility regard fonts handling 
in further, if
there is no cooperation between fontconfig/Xft and li18nux.

Zenith Lau
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Re: [Fonts]About Fcpackage and Li18nux2K.

2002-09-06 Thread Roger So

On Sat, Sep 07, 2002 at 09:54:31AM +0800, Zenith Lau wrote:
   I have recently read the Li18nux2K. The globalization spec. from
   li18nux.org. but it seems that, there is no any relation between
   fontconfig/Xft and this spec.
 
   IMHO, Li18nux2K regulate and standardize the direction of i18n
   while, fontconfig/Xft is complete font management for fonts and
   the next trend in drawing in X. Why fontconfig/Xft doesn't
   appear in that spec. ?

Because, at the time LI18NUX2000 was drafted, fontconfig/Xft2 didn't
exist, and Xft was quite new (and immature).

Also, LI18NUX2000 was mostly about documenting the (then) best practice.

   On the other hand, I remember this is some projects on fonts and
   type service from Li18nux.org. I afraid there will be two set of
   facility regard fonts handling in further, if there is no
   cooperation between fontconfig/Xft and li18nux.

Perhaps you're talking about the STSF?

http://stsf.sourceforge.net

But personally, I think fontconfig/Xft is fast becoming the defacto
standard anyway, at least on Linux.

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