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Bug#240788: xserver-xfree86: font config should include font server at port 7110 (default for xfs-xtt)



On Mon, Mar 29, 2004 at 10:35:46AM +0200, Zoltan Ivanfi wrote:
> 
> Package: xserver-xfree86
> Version: 4.3.0-7
> Severity: wishlist
> 
> The default Files section should not only include
> 
>         FontPath        "unix/:7100"                    # local font server
> 
> but also
> 
>         FontPath        "unix/:7110"                    # local xfs-xtt font server

IHMO, no it shouldn't.  XFree is perfectly capable of rendering TrueType
fonts, either in the X server itself, or via xfs.  It certainly doesn't
need to provide support for an outmoded, out-of-date, unnecessary TrueType
server that isn't even part of XFree.

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