Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] Re: [linux-fbdev] Is a FontCache worth

[James S. <jsi...@li...>]

>> But font sizes like 6x11 exist. What could be done in this case is even
>> tho it is say a 6x11 font we bit padded it so it is 8x11. The fonts
>> will just appear to be farther spaced apart.
>
>I strongly disapprove that approach. I routinely use ProFont6x11 since
>it works on pm3fb (ok, this evening :-), and it's very useful to have a
>wider console (particulary since my XF4 is broken :-( ). Padding to 8
>pixels would be a waste.

I'm only talking about it for systems where this is a must (i.e amiga).
Otherwise you can do whatever you want.

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