I've sent this already, but it was upheld for moderation due to file size. Sorry for not thinking about this earlier.
I've put a patch that removes the bitmap scaling code on http://www.pps.jussieu.fr/~jch/software/private/no-bitmap-scale.patch I've only tested it with KDrive, but there's no good reason why it should break the XFree86 server. It probably breaks Xprt, though. I'd be glad to get some feedback before submitting it. If people object, I can always make a patch that makes the bitmap scaling optional but doesn't actually remove any code. Here's my suggested release notes entry: The support for scaling bitmap fonts is removed. The server's ability to scale bitmap fonts confuses both users and application developers. Many X installations are configured incorrectly, leading to the familiar ``ugly fonts'' syndrome. Recently, high-quality free scalable vector fonts have become widely available; a number of such fonts are included with XFree86, others can be found bundled with other software packages, notably Aladdin Ghostscript version 6.0 and later. Because of that, the ability to scale bitmap fonts is no longer needed, and has been removed from XFree86, leading to much simpler server configuration. Because of this change, you will need to remove any ``:unscaled'' attributes from your font path. Please check your XF86Config (or XF86Config-4) file for any lines of the form FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc/:unscaled" and remove the ``:unscaled'' part, e.g. FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc/" _______________________________________________ Fonts mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/fonts
