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- From: datri@convex.com (Anthony A. Datri)
- Subject: Re: Is there any reason *not* to install OW fonts in "X11fonts"?
- Message-ID: <1992Jul22.162645.23433@news.eng.convex.com>
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- Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 16:26:45 GMT
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- >environment variable to determine what font path to add. (This still
- >isn't quite right, really the "right" way is for the normal X, or OW,
- >startup sequence to add the appropriate paths I think...)
-
- The ATK programs are kind of unique in adding things to the server's font
- path.
-
- >There are a couple reasons not to put different types of fonts in one dir...
-
- >1. If both formats require a fonts.dir, which one do you use? Will it
- >be compatible with the other?
-
- I don't think this is a problem for the case of X11R5 and Sun's OW -- the
- two don't seem to filename-conflict -- but I can understand the danger of
- precedent.
-
- >2. Some mkfontdir implementations get confused by extraneous files.
-
- I can't remember which it was, but I swear that I've seen one that removes
- everything in the destination directory.
-
- I'll vote for letting the user set her font path manually as desired.
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