Re: [Render] Towards a unified font & type service ??

[Jim Gettys]

> From: Keith Packard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> I'm not convinced that we need a libray abstraction here; it's no mystery
> that FreeType fonts live in files on the disk.  One library API that
> already exists in Xft is the ability to add an arbitrary file or directory
> to the set of available fonts.  This means that applications can add their
> own fonts to the system on the fly and Xft will adjust future font matches
> to take them into account.
>

Yes, but there is one additional need:

I have a font, and I'd like to make it available permanently, either
for myself, or other users.  Temporarily adding files/directories is
useful, but not sufficient.

This is needed so that we can download fonts we've bought or are free
and get them installed where they can be used thereafter.

                                      - Jim
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