[PATCH app-xfs 2/3] doc: remove pdf target for developer's doc

Florian Mickler florian at mickler.org
Thu Jan 21 01:43:03 PST 2010


On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:05:06 -0500 (EST)
Thomas Dickey <dickey at his.com> wrote:

> The reason for xfs was to move the computation and I/O off to the server, 
> which might be far away, reducing both.  Client-side font-rendering 
> doesn't appear to solve that problem.  Rather than discussing technology, 
> so far all I've seen is noise about "new", etc.
> 

so far all _I_'ve seen is client-side-font rendering. and i like it.
(users perspective)

i remember those really gruesome (from a usability-point-of-view)
font-selection dialogs (... -*-*-*-*-12-*-* or whatever..). i'm happy
the way it is now. 

who run's x over network and hasn't a fast network, anyway?

flo


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