Re: [dev] freetype2/fc pain

From: Roberto E. Vargas Caballero <k0ga_AT_shike2.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2018 09:59:10 +0100

Hi,


On Sat, Sep 22, 2018 at 09:10:37PM -0700, AR Garbe wrote:
> I'm really at a point to consider forking dwm and dmenu to simply rely
> on X11 as it used to be, perhaps with going the extra mile to remove
> Xinerama support as well and to rely on single headed setups.

I feel the same about st. I also think that adding freetype was a really
bad idea. Maybe we should begin to think about going one step back.

> I barely use multihead setups and I don't give a f*ck about

Well, multihead is a very common setup today, but as always it is only
a question of being used to don't use it.

> anti-aliasing. This whole freetype2 move seems utterly wrong. I didn't
> see it as critical before, but now I more and more conclude it has to
> go.

Indeed.

Roberto.
Received on Sun Sep 23 2018 - 10:59:10 CEST