Re: backart - default backend?

[Patrick Mathé]

Le 15 févr. 05, à 07:41, Gregory John Casamento a écrit :

> --- Andrew Ruder <aeruder@ksu.edu> wrote:
>
> > Fellow Steppers,
> >
> > Is there really some reason that we are continuing to have the -art
> > backend *not* be the default backend?
> <snip>
>
> I support this.  There are some who have complained in the past about 
> art's
> ability to export, but I believe that these problems are being 
> addressed now.
> Given arts advantages over xlib, I see no reason not to make it the 
> default.
> The xlib backend WILL still be available, but I believe that the best 
> user
> experience comes from the art library.

I support this choice too… however on Mac OS X, it seems sometimes a 
bit difficult to have it working (because of freetype2 bundled or Fink 
versions) but otherwise it works very well.

Quentin.

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Quentin Mathé
qmathe@club-internet.fr