[Fontconfig] confused about <alias> <prefer>

Alan Chandler alan at chandlerfamily.org.uk
Wed Feb 26 07:35:32 EST 2003


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On Monday 24 Feb 2003 11:11 pm, Keith Packard wrote:
> Around 23 o'clock on Feb 24, Alan Chandler wrote:
> > Is it possible to bind console strongly?
>
> Yes.  Take a look in the fonts.dtd file and you'll see that you can do:
>
> 	<edit name="family" binding="strong">
> 		<string>Console</console>
> 	</edit>
>
> in a match/edit rule.   You can convert your alias expression to a match/
> edit rule, instructions for that are also in the fonts.dtd file.
>

This is all very well - it answers my immediate problem, BUT

Is the functionality what would be expected.  Would it not be better for the 
at least the <alias> functions of <prefer> bind at the same strength as the 
alias it is prepended to, otherwise it just doesn't do its job (my initial 
thought is that <accept> and <default> should as well, but I don't fully 
comprehend the importance of language so I am not so sure). 


- -- 
Alan Chandler
alan at chandlerfamily.org.uk
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