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diff --git a/docs/tmpl/x-fonts.sgml b/docs/tmpl/x-fonts.sgml index 161040f6..bd5a9a6d 100644 --- a/docs/tmpl/x-fonts.sgml +++ b/docs/tmpl/x-fonts.sgml @@ -1,14 +1,15 @@ <!-- ##### SECTION Title ##### --> -X Fonts and Rendering +Deprecated X font backend <!-- ##### SECTION Short_Description ##### --> -Functions for shape engines to manipulate X fonts +Font handling and rendering with the deprecated X font backend <!-- ##### SECTION Long_Description ##### --> <para> -The functions and macros in this section are used by shape -engines to look up glyphs for particular character -sets within an #PangoFont for the X rendering system. +The functions and macros in this section are for use with the old +X font backend which used server-side bitmap fonts. This font backend +is no longer supported, and attempts to use it will produce +unpredictable results. Use the <link linkend="pango-Xft-Fonts-and-Rendering">Xft backend</link> instead. </para> <!-- ##### SECTION See_Also ##### --> |