Re: gEDA-user: PCB Gtk port

[Joshua Boyd <jdboyd@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, Feb 28, 2005 at 04:09:59PM -0500, Dave McGuire wrote:

>   Yes, it is ridiculous for GTK+ to *require* fancy font-handling 
> techniques for applications that do not require them.  Doing TrueType 
> fonts and antialiasing for menu choice is just plain excessive.
> 
>   Especially when it means the application will only run under Linux.

I would like to point out that fancy font handling should not for any
logical reason imply running only under linux.

However, it should still be optional for people who want to use older
machines. 
 
>   I think the situation would be much better if GTK+ were able to be 
> built either with or without Pang/XFT/Xrender/etc, and just use X's 
> regular font system.  That would cut the number of dependencies down to 
> something manageable, and it would restore portability.

That would be lovely, but I'll be shocked if it ever happens.

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