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diff --git a/x11-fonts/linux-c6-fontconfig/pkg-descr b/x11-fonts/linux-c6-fontconfig/pkg-descr new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..6ba73f488307 --- /dev/null +++ b/x11-fonts/linux-c6-fontconfig/pkg-descr @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +This is a Linux/i386 binary port of the Fontconfig library and utilities. + +In the words of its author, Keith Packard: + + Fontconfig can: + * discover new fonts when installed automatically, removing a common + source of configuration problems. + * perform font name substitution, so that appropriate alternative + fonts can be selected if fonts are missing. + * identify the set of fonts required to completely cover a set of + languages. + * have GUI configuration tools built as it uses an XML-based + configuration file (though with autodiscovery, we believe this need + is minimized). + * efficiently and quickly find the fonts you need among the set of + fonts you have installed, even if you have installed thousands of + fonts, while minimzing memory usage. + * be used in concert with the X Render Extension and FreeType to + implement high quality, anti-aliased and subpixel rendered text on a + display. + +WWW: http://freedesktop.org/software/fontconfig |