Re: State of xfstt
On Fri, Jan 25, 2002 at 06:14:23AM -0800, Jim Gettys wrote:
> An X font server should become the exception (for XFree86 4.x) rather than
> the rule.
>
> It is better to have the server rasterize the fonts than a font server, to
> provide TT fonts to legacy X applications (pre Render and Xft).
but if you have a LARGE font (such as some rather complete unicode
fonts), then when the application asks for such a font, font
renderer freezes for a noticably long time (30 seconds on my P4 1.5 GHz!)
If I am using font server, I can switch to console, or use other
applications etc..., but if the fonts are rendered by X server itself,
the whole machine is dead during this time (you cannot switch to
console...)
Not that I do not agree with you, but currently font server
has its advantages.
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