Re: [ft-devel] fontconfig

[Werner LEMBERG]

> [...] fontconfig's matching algorithm, if used correctly/precisely,
> allows one to pin down to specific font.

Yep.

> As a specific example, I do config it to not-use one or two fonts
> when they prove troublesome.  Often I like the fonts to be installed
> but have the option not to use them, rather than not installing at
> all.

Me too.

> As for 2.6.4, it will be surprising (and already did...) to some
> users that a x.x.3 ->x.x.4 minor upgrade causes visibly noticeable
> and substantial changes to their desktops. Indeed it should be
> called 2.7.0.

Yes, this was my mistake, and I'm going to correct this for the next
release in a few days.

> Personally, I want the newer code, but I prefer it to not be
> activated for every font on the system by default,

Well, it's a design decision.  Similar to MS Windows, you can globally
select whether you want subpixel hinting or not; the soon coming
FREETYPE_PROPERTIES environment variable will allow the same for
applications.  However, you can't do that on a per-font basis.  It
seems that MS Windows users are satisfied with such a scheme, so I
think that a similar setup works for Linux users also.


    Werner