FontHandling

Status

• Created: 2005-04-25 by JaneW

• Priority: MediumPriority

• People: BenjaminMakoHillLead, JeffWaughSecond

• Contributors: JaneW, MatthiasKlose

• Interested: JamesHenstridge

• Status: BrainDump, BreezyGoal, DistroSpecification

• Branch:
• Malone Bug:
• Packages:
• Depends:
• Dependents:
  1. DapperDrake
  2. FontManagement
  3. InterfaceFontVariation
  4. LucidLynx/ReleaseNotes/ChangeSummary/10.04.1 (10.04.1 Fixes.raw.lst)
  5. LucidLynx/ReleaseNotes/ChangeSummary/10.04.2 (10.04.1 Fixes.raw.lst)
  6. QATeam/MainPackagesWithoutBugSubscribers (unsubscribed-packages.txt)
  7. QATeam/phillw/MainPackagesWithoutBugSubscribers (unsubscribed-packages.txt)
  8. UbuntuBelowZero/BOFs
  9. UbuntuDownUnder/BOFs/FontHandling
  10. UbuntuDownUnder/ScheduleSaturday
  11. UbuntuDownUnder/ScheduleWednesday

• UduSessions: 1, 4, 8, etc

Introduction

A review of font related problems in Ubuntu, and a roadmap for fixing them.

Rationale

Scope and Use Cases

Implementation Plan

Packages Affected

Outstanding Issues

Notes

Font problems:

• Install correct fonts with language support packages
• Hide i18n fonts from selection lists that are irrelevant outside fontconfig substitution

  • We have to find someone who knows how to fix the problem -> Keith and Owen

  • Let language support packs make these fonts visible, otherwise they're not (but still available for substitution)
  • Blacklist by default, enable them by language support packs

• Vera vs. DejaVu vs. Arev

  • Choose or integrate one of the Vera derivatives

  • Talk to Bitstream (upstream) about integrating new glyphs (JeffWaugh)

  • Make "Sans", "Mono", etc. use one of the Vera derivatives instead of Vera
• Easier access to user font management / installation
  • gotta expose fontilus!
  • could move the fonts button from details to normal?
  • could put 'fonts' icon in administration menu?
  • in the font preferences panel, allow change of font family and size of all four fonts at the same time.
• Include recently released indian and asian fonts

  • BenjaminMakoHill will put urls in here

• Test plan for i18n font display

• Special cases with OpenOffice.org

• Fix or change fonts with bad glyphs

Related Issues:

• Need to bring in local teams for feedback and fixes

• Split out LanguageSupportPackages for LoCoTeam / extra package feedback

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