Re: Removing xc/lib/font/Type1 , Speedo and FONTCACHE support from Xorg default build...
Mike FABIAN <[email protected]>
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Roland Mainz <[email protected]> : > Are there any objections against that I remove the following stuff from > the Xorg default build: > 1. xc/lib/font/Type1/ - this code handles Type1 and CID fonts. > Unfortunately the code is permanently crashing with "Beziers this big > not yet supported" and that's more than anyoing... and the code is no > longer be maintained since a longer time... and even Xfree86 has > turned-off that code since the xc/lib/font/Freetype/ code has Type1 font > support and does the job much better than xc/lib/font/Type1/ > Note: I am _not_ removing PS Type1 font support... Type1 fonts will > still be supported after that change... don't worry... :) But CID keyed fonts will stop working. So please don't remove the Type1 module until CID keyed fonts are supported by the freetype module as well. -- Mike FABIAN <[email protected]> http://www.suse.de/~mfabian