Around 0 o'clock on Mar 17, John Ellson wrote: > FcConfigSubstitute(0,pattern,FcPatternMatch); This is the step which performs the various editing manipulations described in the configuration. Drop this and you won't get any of the customization specified therein before the match occurs. > Thanks for fontconfig. This is exactly what I needed. Thanks for giving it a try; every app that adopts fontconfig is one fewer app with a private font configuration mechanism. If you report any troubles you find, future fontconfig releases can be even more useful. -keith