Hi guys.
This is strange that moose is using a so old version of Athens.
Stef
Begin forwarded message:
> From: Igor Stasenko <siguctua(a)gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Pharo-dev] Font problem is still there
> Date: 28 Mar 2014 14:03:17 GMT+1
> To: Pharo Development List <pharo-dev(a)lists.pharo.org>
> Reply-To: Pharo Development List <pharo-dev(a)lists.pharo.org>
>
> so, i checked both in 4.9 and 5.0 Moose images on linux...
> got weird results and sometimes crashes.
>
> in 5.0 image the version is:
> Athens-Cairo-MarcusDenker.51
>
> - this one uses pretty old code, which renders text using 'toy' cairo api for text rendering.
>
> in my working image, where i work every day it is:
>
> Athens-Cairo-SvenVanCaekenberghe.64
>
> and there's also couple important fixes since .51 as well as different font rendering code which no longer using toy api..
>
> so, guys, if you want me to continue, please try using latest versions and report problems about it,
> because it makes no sense to find a fix in something which outdated and thrown away many months ago.
>
> Load the latest dev version of Athens from smalltalkhub (it is version 2.5)
>
> ConfigurationOfAthens loadDevelopment.
>
> try it out.
>
>
> Here's what i got on latest fresh vanilla out of the box Pharo 3.0 image on linux system:
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> P.S. i am not saying that it is *impossible* that there is problems in new version, just asking you to report problems with that version,
> not one which year(s) old.
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Igor Stasenko.