fonts: what is a "point" in Linux/Gnome?

[Richmond Mathewson]

On 01/03/2010 22:51, Peter Alcibiades wrote:
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> Now how does:
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>> 1. One find if these things; Pango, Xft, and so forth are present in a
>> system?
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> Use Synaptic and look them up - it will show you what's installed and what
> is available.
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> Peter
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I really am a bit thick at times . . .  :)  I am so used to using the 
Terminal and Apt
that I tend to forget about these "new-fangled things with GUIs".