Replace KcmFontinst with kio_fonts

Marc Mutz Marc.Mutz at uni-bielefeld.de
Tue Mar 11 16:50:59 GMT 2003


On Tuesday 11 March 2003 17:02, Craig Drummond wrote:
<snip>
> I'd like to propose replacing the existing KControl font installer
> module with a fonts ioslave.
<snip>
> This leads to *much* less code, which should be easier to maintain -
> and removes an entry from KControl. Also, it adds the ease of
> drag-n-drop font installation - also allowing you to copy a file from
> ftp:// straight into fonts://
<snip>

...at the expense of hiding the font installation so that nobody can 
find it anymore.

There's a limit to what should be implemented as a KIOSlave and this is 
waaay beyond it...

Marc

-- 
Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty   -- Thomas Jefferson
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