[forum] some XFree86 5.0 questions...

[Martijn Sipkema]

> > Could you provide more information as to why handling fonts on the
> > client side is better? I'd think a font server has some advantages.
> > 
> > --ms
> 
> So i think you can provide some information why a font server has some
> advantags, thanks.

- fonts don't need to be local.
- better caching of fonts
- access to fonts only by server. this also removes searching for
available fonts from applications.

--ms