GNU bug report logs - #34663
remove ftx font backend

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2019 05:40:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: patch

Found in version 26.2

Done: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #29 received at 34663 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 34663 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, stefan <at> marxist.se
Subject: Re: bug#34663: remove ftx font backend
Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 05:34:42 +0200

> From: Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com>
> Cc: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>,  34663 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 00:05:36 +0100
> 
>     Eli>   . please add a NEWS entry about ftx's removal (in the "Installation
>     Eli>     Changes" section)
>     Eli>   . please add a NEWS entry on the emacs-27 branch saying that this
>     Eli>     font backend is deprecated and will be removed
> 
> Can we do something similar for XFT (and flip --with-cairo to
> enabled)?

I understand about enabling Cairo, but what exactly are you proposing
to do with XFT?
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