smallest readable font

[Boudewijn Rempt]

On Friday 27 July 2007, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote:
> On Friday 27 July 2007, Boudewijn Rempt <boud at valdyas.org> wrote
>
> about 'smallest readable font':
> > Some time ago, there was a discussion about adding a new kde font config
> > setting, one for the smallest readable font. I somehow wasn't on the
> > case so I didn't actually do some work on at that moment. I did now:
> > patch attached. I think it's completely compatible, binary and source.
> > Is it okay to commit?
>
> Hrm, going back over the archives, it looks like we were going to provide a
> ensureFontReadble method, so that it can be applied to a variety of
> typefaces, instead of returning just a specific one.
>
> I'm entirely against having the method your patch introduces, but I think
> an ensureFontReadable method would be more flexible and remove the need
> for a separate smallestReableFont method.

I must have missed that resolution: the thread rather grew beyond bounds. I 
wouldn't know how to implement ensureFontReadable, though, since what size is 
still readable for a particular user is very much font and user dependent.

-- 
Boudewijn Rempt 
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