<div id=AOLMsgPart_2_c22c0a55-09ab-4903-b6b5-ad73c552cad9>>The only reason you need Freetype is if you want to use a font that is NOT installed. eg. working directly with a font file using >the freetype API. If you just want to use pango+cairo to render text using any installed font and language, the binaries from >GTK will be enough.<br> <br> This is certainly great news.  In my latest code I added FontConfig / FreeType directly.  Using the equivalent to 'fc-list' I found over 180 fonts.  The Cairo I am using (no FreeType support) only seems to be able to render a few of these (Times stands out).  Most fonts render the same.  Does this mean that the installed fonts are just a few of the ones found by FontConfig?  Obviously I could be doing something wrong.<br> <br> >Instruction for building cairo under msys/mingw are exactly the same as building under linux and can be found in the INSTALL >file of a cairo release.<br> <br> Ok, I will have to take a closer look if the above does not pan out.<br> <br> Thanks,<br> Bob</div> <div id='u8CA68930B11758C-A90-264E' class='aol_ad_footer'><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">Get the <A title="http://www.mapquest.com/toolbar?NCID=mpqmap00030000000003" href="http://www.mapquest.com/toolbar?NCID=mpqmap00030000000003" target="_blank">MapQuest Toolbar</A>, Maps, Traffic, Directions & More!</FONT> </div>