Re: ps/tt fonts in gnome apps

[Miguel de Icaza <miguel gnu org>]

[ Jim, I CCed you ]

> > 
> > XIE is a source of embarassment for everyone that has been involved
> > with it.
> 
> *grin* Sounds like PEX.
> 
> What were the practical issues? (I read the manual. It seemed powerful
> and cool... but I couldn't write a working test code)

I do not know those myself.  But Jim Gettys tells a story of how the
XIE was designed and implemented.  I have CCed him, he can tell the
story better than me ;-)

best wishes,
miguel.