Re: master d8da850: Document cairo-related fallout to font-backend settings

[Stefan Kangas]

Robert Pluim <address@hidden> writes:

> +Note also that 'FontBackend' settings in .Xdefaults or .Xresources, or
> +'font-backend' frame parameter settings in your init files, may need
> +to be adjusted, as 'xft' is no longer a valid backend when using
> +Cairo.  Use either 'ftcr' or 'ftcrhb' instead for FreeType and
> +FreeType + HarfBuzz respectively.  'x' is still a valid backend.

Should we say that FreeType + Harfbuzz is probably the correct choice
for most users, and perhaps also why?  My concern is that people might
default to the shorter option and we could see unnecessary bug reports
about incorrect composition, etc.

Best regards,
Stefan Kangas