BK> Also, the X server blocks while rasterizing fonts internally (at least it
BK> didn't with XFree86 3.3.x; I'm not sure about 4.0.x), which makes the
BK> computer seem to hang when using a new font.

When computing metrics, actually.  And yes, this is still true in 4.*,
although the TrueType backends optimise this away in the case of
charcell fonts (and most CJK fonts are charcell fonts).

                                        Juliusz


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