#5775 NORM Future : It is basically impossible to install bitmapped fonts.

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#5775: It is basically impossible to install bitmapped fonts.
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  Reporter:  karmaflux        |       Owner:  bernie        
      Type:  defect           |      Status:  new           
  Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  Future Release
 Component:  x window system  |     Version:                
Resolution:                   |    Keywords:                
  Verified:  0                |    Blocking:                
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Comment(by frankprindle):

 My point (and karmaflux's point) is that "xset +fp" does not work when
 used EXACTLY as detailed in #864, i.e. after adding the 3 fonts.* files to
 the dejavu fonts directory as recommended. Nor does it work if I simply
 yum-up the old xorg "misc" fonts directory, and try to use "xset +fp" with
 that. The font aliases idea is great, but only if we can tell the X server
 to make them available to the legacy apps that don't know beans about how
 to access the new fonts directly. Adobe flash is one of those, but I have
 a half dozen of my own (all at least 5-10 years old). Sure, I can change
 all the fallbacks to "fixed", but who with my 61-year-old eyes can read
 it?

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