Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2019 04:22:24 +0000
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To: gecko@FreeBSD.org
Subject: [Bug 238482] x11-fonts/fontconfig: Firefox print pre-formatting is HORRIBLE ("bitmap font by default")
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D238482 Kubilay Kocak <koobs@FreeBSD.org> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary|www/firefox: 67.0_3,1 print |x11-fonts/fontconfig: |pre-formatting is HORRIBLE |Firefox print | |pre-formatting is HORRIBLE | |("bitmap font by default") Flags|maintainer-feedback+ |maintainer-feedback?(gnome@ | |FreeBSD.org) CC| |gnome@FreeBSD.org --- Comment #14 from Kubilay Kocak <koobs@FreeBSD.org> --- Analysis of actual underlying issues: - Unclear to users that program font rendering relies on fontconfig - Unclear to users what their options are for customising font rendering for their needs - Bitmap fonts or not by default, affects different user classes for differ= ent cases (see bug 225744) - To at least me: Unclear whether application specific font rendering defau= lts is possible currently, or possible at all The primary question we should be asking (on behalf of our users), is: In what ways can we improve their out of the box, and/or customisation, and= /or initial learning experience for font rendering, considering that 'one size = does not fit all' nature of font selection and program requirement diversity, wi= th particular consideration given to ways to improve the port/package, if poss= ible --=20 You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug.=
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