From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: ftx font driver [Re: Low redisplay performance (23 regression)] Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:01:04 -0400 Message-ID: References: <4870CC42-A08E-4BE9-B566-0F4DA7AB0B74@gmail.com> <873ac3arbf.fsf@cyd.mit.edu> <83r5zmhf2q.fsf@gnu.org> <83mya9hm0i.fsf@gnu.org> <873ac0aeoy.fsf@CPU107.opentrends.net> <87iqkvh7ew.fsf@cyd.mit.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1240538489 10255 80.91.229.12 (24 Apr 2009 02:01:29 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:01:29 +0000 (UTC) Cc: cyd@stupidchicken.com, dcl441-bugs@yahoo.com, mituharu@math.s.chiba-u.ac.jp, emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Kenichi Handa Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Apr 24 04:02:47 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1LxAkY-0002ZX-U3 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 24 Apr 2009 04:02:47 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:39904 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LxAj7-0006k8-Li for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:01:17 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LxAj2-0006jp-8D for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:01:12 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LxAiw-0006iw-Qy for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:01:11 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=51913 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LxAiw-0006it-Os for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:01:06 -0400 Original-Received: from ironport2-out.pppoe.ca ([206.248.154.182]:23598 helo=ironport2-out.teksavvy.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1LxAiw-0000hH-9s for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:01:06 -0400 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AsQEAMK58ElMCrUB/2dsb2JhbACBUM5qg3QFhS4 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.40,238,1238990400"; d="scan'208";a="37539818" Original-Received: from 76-10-181-1.dsl.teksavvy.com (HELO pastel.home) ([76.10.181.1]) by ironport2-out.teksavvy.com with ESMTP; 23 Apr 2009 22:01:04 -0400 Original-Received: by pastel.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 31B1B7EFE; Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:01:04 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: (Kenichi Handa's message of "Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:09:51 +0900") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.92 (gnu/linux) X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:110445 Archived-At: > I don't know how many systems have X but not Xft, but if > there exists such a system, ftx backend is still necessary. You mean I don't know how many systems have X and freetype but not Xft, but if there exists such a system, ftx backend is still useful. I think it's perfectly OK to say "if you have X and freetype, either install xft, or live without anti-aliasing". IIUC that means I'd get rid of the ftx backend. Stefan