Thanks a lot Raimund for the wonderful explanation. Now I understand :) I see your point that how the typefaces are expanded on the "family" list after substitution, and their resulting order, is really what matters generally. The FC_DEBUG=4... was also interesting (I could see how the list was being created). Thanks! Much appreciated. All the best, Jorge _______________________________________________ Fontconfig mailing list Fontconfig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/fontconfig