GNU bug report logs - #67810
29.1; fonts use synthetic bold on Linux / pgtk

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Message #125 received at 67810 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Po Lu <luangruo <at> yahoo.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: crypto <at> timruffing.de, 67810 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, stefankangas <at> gmail.com
Subject: Re: bug#67810: 29.1; fonts use synthetic bold on Linux / pgtk
Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2024 22:19:57 +0800

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

> I still don't understand what would be the downside of giving users
> such a knob.  The worst that can happen is that this knob will
> sometimes not work.  So what?

I thought we didn't want options that only work once in a blue moon, and
that only when Jupiter is aligned with the Galactic Center, or something
similarly rare, such as using the X core font backend.

> I say let's introduce it and let users who want to use it cope with
> the results.  All it takes is a new DRFVAR and a single 'if'.

I've expressed my objections, but if you're fine with the said
shortcomings, then I won't press the matter.

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