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diff --git a/x11-fonts/fontconfig/pkg-descr b/x11-fonts/fontconfig/pkg-descr new file mode 100644 index 000000000..33793ec4c --- /dev/null +++ b/x11-fonts/fontconfig/pkg-descr @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +Fontconfig does the following: + + * 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://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/fontconfig |