Re: xsrc/46755 (misc-fixed-10x20, iso10646-1 encoded font missing from native X)

[Piotr Meyer <aniou%smutek.pl@localhost>]

On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 12:36:33PM +0000, tron%NetBSD.org@localhost wrote:
> Synopsis: misc-fixed-10x20, iso10646-1 encoded font missing from native X
> 
> State-Changed-From-To: open->feedback
> State-Changed-By: tron%NetBSD.org@localhost
> State-Changed-When: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 12:36:31 +0000
> State-Changed-Why:
> Not installing this font file is consistent with the behaviour intended
> by the X.org upstream maintainers. 
> The pkgsrc package doesn't install
> this file as well.

Are You sure? [1] contains 'share/fonts/X11/misc/10x20.pcf.gz' entry.
I'm not sure about upstream maintainers and their love for "modern", 
blurry fonts, but - for example - Ubuntu ships 10x20.pcf even in latest
release [2].

> Why do you think it should be installed?

Because it is usable and pretty (OK, it is matter of taste) font. And my
default for many years. 


1 - 
http://cvsweb.se.netbsd.org/cgi-bin/bsdweb.cgi/pkgsrc/fonts/font-misc-misc/PLIST?rev=1.3
2 - http://packages.ubuntu.com/precise/all/xfonts-base/filelist

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Piotr 'aniou' Meyer