[Pkg-tcltk-devel] Bug#543221: tk8.6: Font specification incompatible with legacy apps

[Harald Braumann]

Package: tk8.6
Version: 8.6.0~b1-2
Severity: important

Fonts can now be specified in additional formats. E.g., I can set the X resource
  *font: "DejaVu Sans Mono" 7
and this works with tk8.6-apps. But it breaks legacy apps:
  $ xterm
  xterm: cannot load font "DejaVu Sans Mono" 7

  $ emacs
  Font `"DejaVu Sans Mono" 7' is not defined

They expect an XLFD in the font resource. It is thus not possible to specify an
Xft default font. Each application would have to be configured separately.

The solution IMO is to indroduce new variables for the new font specifications,
just like xterm did when it gained Xft support (XTerm*faceName, XTerm*faceSize).


-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.29.3
Locale: LANG=POSIX, LC_CTYPE=de_AT.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages tk8.6 depends on:
ii  libc6                  2.9-23            GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  libfontconfig1         2.6.0-4           generic font configuration library
ii  libfreetype6           2.3.9-5           FreeType 2 font engine, shared lib
ii  libx11-6               2:1.2.2-1         X11 client-side library
ii  libxext6               2:1.0.4-1         X11 miscellaneous extension librar
ii  libxft2                2.1.13-3          FreeType-based font drawing librar
ii  libxrender1            1:0.9.4-2         X Rendering Extension client libra
ii  libxss1                1:1.1.3-1         X11 Screen Saver extension library
ii  tcl8.6                 8.6.0~b1-3        Tcl (the Tool Command Language) v8
ii  zlib1g                 1:1.2.3.3.dfsg-15 compression library - runtime

Versions of packages tk8.6 recommends:
ii  mrxvt [x-terminal-emulator]   0.5.4-1    lightweight multi-tabbed X termina
ii  tilda [x-terminal-emulator]   0.09.6-1   terminal emulator with first perso
ii  xterm [x-terminal-emulator]   243-1      X terminal emulator

tk8.6 suggests no packages.

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