src/rxvtfont.C ascent/descent and g.xOff patch

[Marc Lehmann]

On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 06:35:55PM +0200, clutton <clutton at zoho.com> wrote:
> > What is your question? "How can I make a proprtional font look good in a
> > terminal?" - I don't think anybody has an answer to that.
> > 
> 
> every terminal emulator I'd used shows proportional fonts in appropriate
> manner, except urxvt.

I disagree, but "appropriate" is not a constructive term anyways.

> The question rather is «why FAQ doesn't have explanation, to what I'm
> observing».

How about not ignoring the two mails I sent?

> Arch Linux already has patched version in aur.
> https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Rxvt-unicode#Installation

The license permits this - I will have to add an entry to the FAQ that
arch linux breaks urxvt and is not supported then.

> And we were thinking to include this patch into urxvt FreeBSD port as an
> optional feature
> http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=185656

It makes no sense to include a patch that is already known to be broken as
an "optional feature", but I am not responsible for the quality of freebsd
(which isn't being improved by even more breakage, not that there wouldn't
be enough problems already). The license certainly permits modifications,
but likewise we can't support such broken versions and would recommend
users to not use the freebsd version.

> But, ok. Speak is cheap, show me the code :). I'll try to do some
> codding help.

Again, you are really wasting my time by ignoring my mails: I wrote a
detailed mail to you that explains the issues (which are NOT lack of
coding). If you still think this is a question of coding feel free, I
don't care, but don't bother me with it.

I must admit it's a bit frustrating to give detailed explanations of the
problems and then get ignored completely with bullshit comments like
"appropriateness" of font rendering. You are clearly not interested in a
constructive discussion.

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