[bug #4691] with X 4.3 xlib backend is dead (except on bload distros))

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Changes by: Fred Kiefer <FredKiefer@gmx.de>
Date: Sun 08/10/2003 at 20:50 (GMT)

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         Assigned to | None                      | FredKiefer
              Status | Open                      | Declined


------------------ Additional Follow-up Comments ----------------------------
The described problem is more a wrong X configuration, which GNUstep cannot 
help in any way. The suggested fix that GNUstep should be using xft2 patches is 
also rather obsolete as we already support these since backend release 0.8.6. 
As far as I remember this was even before fontconfig was officially available.



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Submitted by: prahal                  Project: GNUstep                      
Submitted on: Sat 08/09/2003 at 18:45
Category:  Backend                    Severity:  5 - Major                  
Bug Group:  Bug                       Resolution:  None                     
Assigned to:  FredKiefer              Status:  Declined                     

Summary:  with X 4.3 xlib backend is dead (except on bload distros))

Original Submission:  this was at first a new :
font_cacher , no error ... all my apps shows no fonts !
and all the color/etc answer not working ending in use backart.

By luck i removed obsolete /etc/X11/XftConfig from one of my distro (even 
debian sometimes leaves dead files :(

and font_cacher and font_disappeared , rebuild this file + font_caher , fonts 
back ....

Could you either remove xlib backend or insert xft2 pathces  .
No X server will build, install this file anymore, and XFT1 is dead , god bless 
it .

Some distributors (as debian) think xlib is ok and provide only this one !

I ask the debian maintenair to move to nfont+backart 
nfont is really good but without a compatibility or transitional period it s a 
real pain for maintenairs

Alban

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Date: Sun 08/10/2003 at 20:50       By: FredKiefer
The described problem is more a wrong X configuration, which GNUstep cannot 
help in any way. The suggested fix that GNUstep should be using xft2 patches is 
also rather obsolete as we already support these since backend release 0.8.6. 
As far as I remember this was even before fontconfig was officially available.


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