From 225e0d6047de9576ee48ce612fcd561f818195aa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Po Lu Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2022 09:22:18 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Correct etc/NEWS entry about bitmapped fonts * etc/NEWS: Don't say that bitmap font issues are due to Pango, that's not accurate. --- etc/NEWS | 9 ++++----- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS index 58c7c44a2bf..84041d79c20 100644 --- a/etc/NEWS +++ b/etc/NEWS @@ -43,11 +43,10 @@ recommend examining any such warnings before you decide they are false. ** The Cairo graphics library is now used by default if present. -'--with-cairo' is now the default, if the appropriate development files -are found by 'configure'. Note that building with Cairo means using -Pango instead of libXFT for font support. Since Pango 1.44 has -removed support for bitmapped fonts, this may require you to adjust -your font settings. +'--with-cairo' is now the default, if the appropriate development +files are found by 'configure'. Building with Cairo is known to cause +some problems with bitmap fonts. This may require you to adjust your +font settings, or to build with Xft support instead. Note also that 'FontBackend' settings in ".Xdefaults" or ".Xresources", or 'font-backend' frame parameter settings in your init -- 2.39.2