I also now see the reasoning behind nfonts. I didn't start this thread just so I could shoot them down. I wanted to know what the original reasons were ... and now I do.
Thanks, Isaiah Beerbower On 8/23/07, Jesse Ross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Aug 23, 2007, at 12:39 AM, Jeff Teunissen wrote: > > > Any font that has many uses is the same way, with many faces for > > different > > purposes and desired results. Typography is more than just > > "Regular, Bold, > > Italic, Bold Italic" and it deserves a good system to handle its > > complexity. > > The OpenStep (and by extension, Cocoa) text network is rich enough > > to handle > > the complexity of professional typography, it just needs to be > > exercised. > > > > Fontconfig is a fine tool for what it is, really it is. It's just > > not capable > > of dealing with anything beyond the basics. To make life easier for > > real > > people, you have to do more. :) > > ... > > After having read Jeff's history of nfont and the impetus behind it, > and actually taking the time to learn how nfonts work, I realize that > I was letting my ignorance get the better of me. Nfonts seem like a > smart idea and I am going back on my suggestion of all-out abandoning > them for fontconfig. > > ... > -- View my website at www.ipaqah.com. "Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are more pliable." -- Mark Twain _______________________________________________ Discuss-gnustep mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnustep
