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Date:      Fri, 26 May 2000 07:24:26 +0930 (CST)
From:      Greg Lewis <glewis@trc.adelaide.edu.au>
To:        rjs@fdy2.demon.co.uk
Cc:        glewis@trc.adelaide.edu.au, rcf@ox.com, freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Patchset 8 fonts
Message-ID:  <200005252154.HAA61802@ares.trc.adelaide.edu.au>
In-Reply-To: <20000524095907.352C837BC14@hub.freebsd.org> from Robert Swindells at "May 24, 2000 02:59:07 am"

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Robert Swindells wrote:
> >(a) The code was merged with that in the Java porting team's CVS
> >    repository.  They were using the current font.properties.
> 
> The current font.properties uses the Lucida fonts that are supplied
> with the JDK source as the preferred fonts. I'm sure they look great
> if you have a TrueType capable X server but the fallback font is
> Courier which looks ugly in menus.

I'd have to agree completely with the comment about Courier.

> >(b) Robert's font.properties doesn't work for me (XFree86 3.3.3.1), so
> >    I was unsure that it was working for others.  Are the URW fonts
> >    standard with later versions of XFree86 or do they need to be 
> >    installed separately?
> 
> The URW fonts need to be installed separately.
> 
> I guess they ought to be made into a port.

That would be handy :).  At least I should include some information about
where to get them (anyone?).

Thanks for clarifying that Robert!

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Greg Lewis 				glewis@trc.adelaide.edu.au
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