[geeks] X font rendering, was Re: [rescue] Sun Kit Needed for EE Student Here

[Mike Meredith]

On Mon, 15 May 2006 17:19:22 -0400, Charles Shannon Hendrix wrote:
> You can use Xft in all X apps because the server will fall back to
> character cell and outline fonts if the Render extension is not
> available.

I'm not certain it's quite that dumb ... I thought it used the Render
extension for speed if it was available but emulated it if it wasn't.