Let's try asking this here: On Mon, 30 Oct 2006, Perry E. Metzger wrote:
Log Message: * Clarify that the xfont set is only needed by the X serverIs that still true now that many programs do client side rendering?
I don't know. If someone could answer if the xfont set is needed on either X client or server, I'd love to hear about it, and update our docs...
- Hubert