Re: font-backend branch

[Kenichi Handa]

In article <address@hidden>, Stefan Monnier <address@hidden> writes:

>>> Is depending on the format of the font name returned by frame-parameter 
>>> widespread?

> > I don't know, but I got at least one bug-report as attached.

> The bug report doesn't necessarily point to the need to support XFLD,
> but rather that (frame-parameter <foo> 'font) should return something
> that is considered as a font so it can be passed to x-list-fonts and
> things like that.
>
> I.e. we can address the issue by adapting x-list-fonts to accept
> whichever format is output by (frame-parameter <foo> 'font).

Yes.  But, modifying all of "x-list-fonts and things like
that" can't be done quickly, and as it is not that urgent
task, we can leave it until later.  On the other hand,
setting FONT_NAME_INDEX of font-vector to a font name of
XLFD format can be done easily and quickly.

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Kenichi Handa
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