[Fonts]Re: [Xpert]Core fonts issues [was: Problems with Type1 big fonts]

2002-10-23 Thread David Dawes
On Wed, Oct 23, 2002 at 08:13:10PM +0200, Juliusz Chroboczek wrote: DD Unless the old Type1 backend can unreservedly be replaced by the new DD FreeType2 backend, then it should be disabled, and maybe even a fake DD type1 font module created for the modular build so that existing DD configurations

[Fonts]Re: [Xpert]Problems with Type1 big fonts

2002-10-22 Thread David Dawes
On Tue, Oct 22, 2002 at 12:59:34AM -0400, James H. Cloos Jr. wrote: David == David Dawes [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: David Unless the old Type1 backend can unreservedly be replaced by David the new FreeType2 backend, then it should be disabled, and David maybe even a fake type1 font module created

[Fonts] Re: Choosing an extension for bitmap-only SFNTs

2003-07-10 Thread David Dawes
. Such fonts are used by Apple (who do not use file extensions), but not by Microsoft (who do); hence, I believe I need to pick a new one. I suggest they should have the extension ``.sfnt'', with ``.sfn'' being recognised for compatibility with 8+3 systems. Opinions collected so far: - David Dawes

Re: [Fonts] After-XTT's extension of the encoding field.

2003-08-02 Thread David Dawes
fonts. David -- David Dawes Founder/committer/developer The XFree86 Project www.XFree86.org/~dawes ___ Fonts mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/fonts

[Fonts] XFree86 4.4 reminder

2003-10-09 Thread David Dawes
. As usual, check our development snapshots web page for information about the latest available XFree86 development snapshot http://www.xfree86.org/develsnaps/. David -- David Dawes Founder/committer/developer The XFree86 Project www.XFree86.org/~dawes

Re: [Fonts] libfreetype-xtt2 bench

2003-10-19 Thread David Dawes
would reduce the impetus for application developers to move in a particular direction. This isn't what I would call a convincing technical argument if I were such an application developer. So, no, I don't think that is what you are doing here. David -- David Dawes Founder/committer/developer

Re: [Fonts] libfreetype-xtt2 bench

2003-10-21 Thread David Dawes
working on and fixing a number of stability problems, and eliminating the need for two truetype backends for the XFree86 server. The code has been committed, and needs testing. If no significant problems are found, it can remain for the 4.4 release. David -- David Dawes Founder/committer/developer

[Fonts] ftp/anoncvs server problems

2003-10-26 Thread David Dawes
The server that hosts the XFree86 anoncvs, ftp, and cvsweb services died on Saturday morning. Most other services, like the mailing lists and the web site, should be unaffected. David -- David Dawes Founder/committer/developer The XFree86 Project www.XFree86.org/~dawes

[Fonts] Re: ftp/anoncvs server problems

2003-10-27 Thread David Dawes
On Sun, Oct 26, 2003 at 09:59:20PM -0500, David Dawes wrote: The server that hosts the XFree86 anoncvs, ftp, and cvsweb services died on Saturday morning. Most other services, like the mailing lists and the web site, should be unaffected. These services are now restored, thanks to the folks

[Fonts] mailing list updates

2005-04-19 Thread David Dawes
The XFree86 mailing lists have been modified on an experimental basis to require subscription for posting. Perhaps this will be enough to eliminate the 0.1% of spam that our existing filtering does not already catch. The existing filtering (spam assassin plus a home-grown filter) will remain in