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Date:      Thu, 29 Dec 2022 17:23:46 +0000
From:      bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org
To:        doc@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   [Bug 268643] FreeBSD Handbook: using fonts in X.Org: suggested improvements
Message-ID:  <bug-268643-9@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>

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            Bug ID: 268643
           Summary: FreeBSD Handbook: using fonts in X.Org: suggested
                    improvements
           Product: Documentation
           Version: Latest
          Hardware: Any
                OS: Any
            Status: New
          Severity: Affects Some People
          Priority: ---
         Component: Books & Articles
          Assignee: doc@FreeBSD.org
          Reporter: grahamperrin@freebsd.org

Re: <https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/x11/#x-fonts>;

Quoting Simon Adameit under
<https://discord.com/channels/727023752348434432/760416197803245591/1057953=
404892217455>,
with his permission.

> =E2=80=A6 based on what I've heard here, I'd suggest to:
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> - make the introduction to fonts less dependend on X: e.g. introduce=20
>   fontconfig and communicate what the consumers of it are (e.g. gtk, qt)=
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>   such that the docs can be useful even if the user does use wayland
>=20
> - get rid of legacy suggestions to install e.g. urwfonts and maybe=20
>   replace those with whatever the "modern" OpenType replacement of those =
is=20
>=20
> In general I prefer documentation that doesn't just give a recipe but als=
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> helps understand the different components and concepts involved and how=20
> they fit together such that I can gain more general knowledge that can be=
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> adapted to my specific setup and goals.

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