On 7 Nov 2002, Atlantic Tech Solutions wrote: >Date: 07 Nov 2002 15:39:08 -0500 >From: Atlantic Tech Solutions <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Content-Type: text/plain >List-Id: Discussion of Red Hat Linux 8.0 (Psyche) <psyche-list.redhat.com> >Subject: Re: True type fonts in mozilla./evolution > >Mike, > >I'll have to agree with most that the docs are a bit sketchy. Your >explanations on the list here should be used verbatim in revised docs.
If someone has filed a bug against the documentation, it will likely get fixed. >I am on the xfree 86 font list as well and I _know_ you have put a _lot_ >of work into fixing a major weakness on the Linux Desktop. If it is not >said here by others, it certainly is genuinely appreciated and >recognized. The actual work is mostly done by Keith Packard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for Xft/fontconfig. Owen Taylor did the packaging of this stuff for 8.0, and worked with Keith Packard very closely to ensure it was as reliable and useable as possible for 8.0, so they really deserve most of the credit for the font stuff. >I am testing/documenting Scribus, a GPL DTP application. The >improvements in RH 8.0 really do ehance the usability a ton. See here: >www.atlantictechsolutions.com/scribusdocs/scriscreen.html and here: >www.atlantictechsolutions.com/scribusdocs/keramik.html Good stuff. >Now that the backend is fixed... a good font manager like Adobe >Type Manager is most definitely needed. I'd do it my self if I >could code... That type of application is something that the open source community will likely have to develop IMHO. If something nice gets developed and there is a large enough user demand for it, I'm sure we'd include it likely though. Take care, TTYL -- Mike A. Harris ftp://people.redhat.com/mharris OS Systems Engineer XFree86 maintainer Red Hat Inc.
