Re: x11: slow drawing after set xtics font

[Ben A. <bpa...@ma...>]

On Friday, June 19, 2009, at 12:47PM, "Ethan Merritt" <merritt@u.washington.edu> wrote:
>
>> > Cannot it get the list via xlsfont, GDFONTPATH, etc. and then use
>> > arial/verdana/helvetica/ (i.e. the usual ttf and postscript fonts)?
>> >
>> 
>> I like that idea (provided xlsfonts always accompanies x11).
>
>It does not.  In particular it does seem to be provided by default in xorg
>distributions.
>
>> If we wanted to match a scalable font whose metrics are as close to  
>> Helvetica as possible, how would that be done with xlsfonts?
>
>I think you are attacking this from the wrong end.
>If Octave wants to use a "standard" font but are worried that the user's font 
>server may not provide it, you should include a FAQ or trouble-shooting guide
>explaining how to add that font to the font server.  
>
>    Ethan

That is a reasonable thing to include in the manual, but we'd also like to ensure that the graphics work with the user tries his/her first plot command.