[cairo] X extensions

[Russell Shaw]

Carl Worth wrote:
> On Tue, 09 Aug 2005 02:15:24 +1000, Russell Shaw wrote:
> 
>>I want to add tiltable ellipses, bezier curves, and other graphic primitives as
>>an X extension. I already have code for them that works. Is there an active
>>developers list for X hacking?
> 
> This list sounds like an interesting place to start. We talk a lot
> about how to draw things like ellipses, curves, etc. with X here.
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> 
>>Is cairo used for text, or is there another api for that?
> 
> Yes, cairo has support for text rendering.

Does cairo use Xft for font rendering, or does it render the
character glyphs itself?