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Bug#233870: xserver-xfree86: default font config should include Defoma paths



On Mon, Feb 23, 2004 at 01:40:06PM +0200, Martin-Éric Racine wrote:
> On Fri, 20 Feb 2004, Branden Robinson wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, Feb 20, 2004 at 03:09:08PM +0200, Martin-�ric Racine wrote:
> > > Package: xserver-xfree86
> > > Version: 4.3.0-2
> > > Severity: normal
> > > 
> > > It would be desirable for the FontPath lines to include these by default:
> > > 
> > >         FontPath        "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
> > >         FontPath        "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/CID"
> > 
> > I disagree.  These path names are horrendous, and reflective of a kludge.
> > (Yes, that's my opinion, not an objective fact.)
> 
> > I agree that X font handling in Debian needs to improve.  I think we need to
> > put our heads together and come up with a proper Debian Font Policy.
> 
> Agreed on both counts.  However, until then, we need to use what we already
> have:  Defoma.

I'm not stopping anyone from doing so.  But I am loath to write support
for a known kludge into a default configuration.

-- 
G. Branden Robinson                |    The errors of great men are
Debian GNU/Linux                   |    venerable because they are more
branden@debian.org                 |    fruitful than the truths of little
http://people.debian.org/~branden/ |    men.         -- Friedrich Nietzsche

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