As long as only unused fonts are removed, there should be no negative effect.

[SnapafunFrank]

The subject line was taken from  < 
http://wiki.kde.org/tiki-print.php?page=Performance+Tips > and
led me to issuing the following command:

# fc-cache -v
fc-cache: "/usr/share/fonts": skipping, 3 fonts, 5 dirs
fc-cache: "/usr/share/fonts/default": skipping, 0 fonts, 2 dirs
fc-cache: "/usr/share/fonts/default/Type1": skipping, 35 fonts, 0 dirs
fc-cache: "/usr/share/fonts/default/ghostscript": skipping, 8 fonts, 0 dirs
fc-cache: "/usr/share/fonts/otf": skipping, 0 fonts, 1 dirs
fc-cache: "/usr/share/fonts/otf/mdk": skipping, 3 fonts, 0 dirs
fc-cache: "/usr/share/fonts/override": skipping, 0 fonts, 0 dirs
fc-cache: "/usr/share/fonts/afms": skipping, 0 fonts, 1 dirs
fc-cache: "/usr/share/fonts/afms/adobe": skipping, 0 fonts, 0 dirs
fc-cache: "/usr/share/fonts/ttf": skipping, 0 fonts, 4 dirs
fc-cache: "/usr/share/fonts/ttf/vera": skipping, 10 fonts, 0 dirs
fc-cache: "/usr/share/fonts/ttf/decoratives": skipping, 29 fonts, 0 dirs
fc-cache: "/usr/share/fonts/ttf/latex": skipping, 7 fonts, 0 dirs
fc-cache: "/usr/share/fonts/ttf/western": skipping, 9 fonts, 0 dirs
fc-cache: "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts": skipping, 0 fonts, 9 dirs
fc-cache: "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/encodings": skipping, 0 fonts, 1 dirs
fc-cache: "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/encodings/large": skipping, 0 fonts, 
0 dirs
fc-cache: "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo": skipping, 0 fonts, 0 dirs
fc-cache: "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF": skipping, 12 fonts, 0 dirs
fc-cache: "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1": skipping, 29 fonts, 0 dirs
fc-cache: "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/mdk": skipping, 0 fonts, 0 dirs
fc-cache: "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc": skipping, 55 fonts, 0 dirs
fc-cache: "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi": skipping, 397 fonts, 0 dirs
fc-cache: "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi": skipping, 397 fonts, 0 dirs
fc-cache: "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/drakfont": skipping, 0 fonts, 2 dirs
fc-cache: "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/drakfont/Type1": skipping, 550 
fonts, 0 dirs
fc-cache: "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/drakfont/ttf": skipping, 550 fonts, 
0 dirs
fc-cache: "/opt/ttfonts": skipping, no such directory
fc-cache: "/usr/share/yudit/fonts": skipping, no such directory
fc-cache: "/root/.fonts": skipping, no such directory
fc-cache: succeeded

Now, as I try to keep things running smoothly and as quick as possible 
with my PIII 733Hz 512MB RAM box ( MDK 10 Official ), I was just curious
as to wether or not there is anything here I could trim to help KDE cut 
down on start-up time?

It just that there appears to be some redundant directories and others 
with next to nothing in them, whilst still others appear to 'double' up?

Or is there a way to have KDE look for extra fonts when required to 
only? [ Hmmm... this one dosen't make practical sense but I thought I 
would ask in case this tinkering newbie missed something. ]

TIA. Any assistance is always greatly appreciated.

-- 
Regards

SnapafunFrank

Big or small, a challenge requires the same commitment to resolve.
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