On 3/14/06, Bruce Dubbs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> Alexander E. Patrakov wrote:
> >>
> >>> 3) --without-add-fonts, with the following symlinks:
> >>>
> >>> /usr/share/fonts/X-{OTF,TTF} -> /usr/share/X11/fonts/{OTF,TTF}
>
> OK Dan. Now you've confused me. What changes are needed for
> fontconfig? There is no formal option --without-add-fonts in fontconfig.
> I believe that Alex was just saying not to change fontconfig to add
> --with-add-fonts=DIR1,DIR2,..
--without-add-fonts is the same as saying --with-add-fonts=no,
standard autoconf macro. This is not strictly necessary if we are not
going to install the X fonts in */lib/X11/fonts. I think it is a
safeguard against this situation, but if you'd prefer the switch not
to be added that's fine.
I just like the fact that by adding the switch, we always know
fontconfig is looking in /usr/share/fonts and ~/.fonts only unless you
explicitly add another path.
> I also think he was saying to not add a symlink from the Type1 fonts in
> the X packages to /usr/share/fonts.
My wording was bad. I was agreeing with him that we shouldn't symlink
to Type1. I trust his analysis that they aren't rendered correctly.
Let me know if you want me to revert the fontconfig changes. I'm
going to start working on the X changes. Increasing verbosity, my
plan is:
* Add --libdir=/usr/share to the Fonts section of xorg7.xml with note that
the fonts will end up in /usr/share/X11/fonts with the switch.
* Add #define FontDir /usr/share/X11/fonts to the host.def section to
xorg.xml and xfree86.xml
* Add symlinks to TrueType fonts in installing sections of all three
ln -svn ../X11/fonts/OTF /usr/share/fonts/X-OTF
ln -svn ../X11/fonts/TTF /usr/share/fonts/X-TTF
Please let me know if you prefer different names than X-{O,T}TF
* Update the info in x-setup.xml to indicate that X installed its TrueType
fonts in /usr/share/X11/fonts/TTF and it is symlinked in .../X-TTF. User
can create separate directories for new TrueType font packages in
/usr/share/fonts. Add link to DejaVu fonts. Mention UTF-8 coverage of
that package.
Let me know what you think.
--
Dan
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