J G Miller wrote:
> Because you might want to keep a distinction between what the system
> packages install under /usr and what "local' additions one makes
> to one's system under /usr/local (and manage them with stow).

OK, some people might need that distiction, although I asume most won't.

> But since it is usually for the fontconfig system config file
> /etc/fonts/fonts.conf to have an entry for individual users as

If you read that file it says not to change that. Use local.conf

>
> ~/.fonts
>
> a user could always put any new fonts in their own $HOME/.fonts, if they
> are only required for that user.

Indeed. And I asume (did not verify) that you could point to
/some/other/font/dir in local.conf as well.

> Yes, the latest version of fontconfig has made it a lot easier for adding
> fonts to the standard directories and it simply finds them, and the
> developers are to be applauded for this big improvement.

Latest? I have not even done anything else as far as I can remember.

houghi
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