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Fontconfig 2.0 Released

Posted by michael on from the you'll-get-helvetica-and-like-it dept.

david_g writes "Keith Packard released version 2.0 of Fontconfig. Fontconfig is "a library for configuring and customizing font access". It can "discover new fonts when installed automatically, removing a common source of configuration problems", among other nifty functionalities. It comes with Xft2, and there are patches for GTK, Mozilla, and QT3 being readied. Another small step towards world domination..."

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  1. Hahaha... by _Neurotic · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I just can't get over the fact that the year is 2002 and a story like this actually is a big deal for Linux desktop zealots!

    Of course, because something seemingly basic and implied in a GUI, decent cross-application fonts, is nothing short of mind numbingly difficult to pull off for your average user (read Grandma)

    Atrociously ugly web pages in Netscape 4 is what made me give up on Linux as a desktop years ago and I haven't looked back.

    Mind you I still run my business off a Redhat server, but my desktop is, well, a desktop oriented OS.

    1. Re:Hahaha... by _Neurotic · · Score: 0, Flamebait

      Ooh, looks like the zealots are out in full force today! Two Flamebaits in less than 10 minutes! Wow! What an honest and open group of people. I can feel the sense of "community" already.

      Losers... Go hug your Mozilla plush toy and stop trying to squash the opposite point of view.