Am Donnerstag, den 19.02.2004, 18:24 +0100 schrieb Sebastian Kapfer: > Am So, den 01.02.2004 schrieb Friedemann Schorer um 09:53: > > Package: xserver-xfree86 > > Version: 4.2.1-12.1 > > Severity: wishlist > > > > Debian now supports the usage of TrueType fonts very well > > You must be joking ;-) > > > and so it > > might be a good thing to have the configure-script checking if defoma > > and/or x-ttcidfont-conf are installed and, if so, add the standard > > defoma FontPath lines to the Files section in /etc/X11/XF86config-4. > > I'd appreciate it, and maybe others too to have TT capability from the > > first start of X on :-) > > Agreed. Using defoma shouldn't require manual editing of XF86Config-4. > > FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/CID" > FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType" > > In fact, I'd vote for adding those two FontPath lines in any case, > wether x-ttcidfont-conf is installed or not. XF86 will ignore the font > directory when it isn't readable (yes, there's a warning, but that > shouldn't scare anyone). > > Users are likely to install x-ttcidfont-conf later on anyway, when they > find out that some classical X apps don't offer all installed TT fonts. > We're saving them at least one step (reconfiguring X or manually editing > XF86Config-4) when the FontPath line is already in place and working. > > As an added bonus, one could remove the unfortunate Debconf warning from > x-ttcidfont-conf which tells users how to modify their XF86Config-4. (Or > rather, fails to tell the users. Judging from reports on debian-user, > quite a few don't understand what they're supposed to do.) Please, can something be done about this bug? At least apply my _trivial_ suggestion from above? It defeats the purpose of all that Debconf/Defoma magic when users have to amend the fontpaths on their own. It would be very sad if Sarge shipped with this misbehaviour. -- Best Regards, | This signature is currently under construction. Sebastian | Please check back later!
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