On Mon, May 21, 2007 at 03:09:12PM -0400, Phillip Susi wrote: > Matthew Garrett wrote: > >Measurements have shown that over pretty much any sort of common > >network, latency is more of a problem than bandwidth. Server-side fonts > >require multiple round-trips between the server and the client for > >rendering, whereas client-side fonts only require the initial display. > >Performance-wise, we have the XRender extension for precisely this sort > >of situation. > > How does server side fonts require more round trips? It should amount > to a single message that specifies what font to use, what text to > render, and where.
But it doesn't. I don't think that we can gain significant value from this thread until you've familiarised yourself with the X spec. -- Matthew Garrett | [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
