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Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 09:27:56 +0900
From: Ryan Shaw <ryan.shaw@stanfordalumni.org>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] ebuilds which install fonts
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Nathaniel wrote:

> On Mon, May 20, 2002 at 04:40:54PM +0900, Ryan Shaw wrote: 
>
> > fonts. the ebuilds i have seen thus far 
> > which install fonts (freefonts and x11fonts-jmk) 
> > create new subdirectories of of /usr/lib/X11/fonts. 
> > this seems bad though, since it means that 
> > a new FontPath needs to be added to XF86Config 
> 
> What about having multiple, slightly different, copies of, say, the
> "times" font from different packages. I've run into this several times.
> For an example see 75dpi vs 100dpi directories, a contrived example I
> admit, but one everyone has. I really think keeping font packages
> separate is a good idea because eventually you'll run into a collision.

i think this is something that could be worked out among
the ebuild maintainers. plus, sticking to the standard
directories makes it clear what type of fonts they are.
if i just install a bunch of fonts in /usr/lib/X11/fonts/foo,
how does the user know if these foo fonts are Type1, Speedo,
TrueType, CID, or bitmap fonts? Sure, they can examine the
font files, but what a pain...

rbs