On Tue, Mar 05, 2002 at 02:16:45PM -0800, Jim Gettys wrote: > I started perusing the fonts list archives this afternoon.... > > There seems to be some fundamental disconnect between people who like > server side fonts, and those who like client side fonts. The details of > STSF aren't germane until this more fundamental discussion takes place, > and that the first discussion should be at this level of architectural > abstraction.
There is nothing in STSF architecture that makes it client-side or server-side. It can be either or both. ST Font Server / ST Client Library client-server model has nothing to do with X11 client-server model. ST architecture defines that both ST Client Library and ST Font Server should always reside on the same machine and communicate via the fastest protocol available (UNIX sockets, Solaris doors, or whatever.) In its client-side mode STSF can act as a replacement for Xft. The server-side implementation of STSF - XST is an X11 extension implementation of STSF API. We would like not to get into client-fonts vs server-fonts flamewar and would prefer to concentrate on discussing the usefulness and the sufficiency of ST API for modern applications, be it implemented on the server side or on the client side. Thanks, AG -- Alexander Gelfenbain, Sun Microsystems, Inc. +1 (408) 635-0612 _______________________________________________ Fonts mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/fonts
