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fontconfig

Fontconfig is a library for configuring and customizing font access. Fontconfig can: Created by freedesktop

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Fontconfig is a library for configuring and customizing font access.

Fontconfig can:
1) discover new fonts when installed automatically, removing a common source of configuration problems.
2) perform font name substitution, so that appropriate alternative fonts can be selected if fonts are missing.
3) identify the set of fonts required to completely cover a set of languages.
4) have GUI configuration tools built as it uses an XML-based configuration file (though with autodiscovery, we believe this need is minimized).
5) efficiently and quickly find the fonts you need among the set of fonts you have installed, even if you have installed thousands of fonts, while minimzing memory usage.
6) be used in concert with the X Render Extension and FreeType to implement high quality, anti-aliased and subpixel rendered text on a display.... More Info »

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typeface font-manager font-library

fontconfig was added by kafene in Oct 2012 and the latest update was made in Nov 2020. The list of alternatives was updated Jun 2020. It's possible to update the information on fontconfig or report it as discontinued, duplicated or spam.

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Comment by renaissancemanatlarge

about fontconfig · Apr 2017 · Helpful Not helpful Report as spam

I don't really know if I like it or not and won't until I have installed it, but it sounds like a useful adjunct to Font Manager.

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