documentation-packages team mailing list archive

[Robert Ancell <robert.ancell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The above list shows we will have quite some trouble using the new
packages to provide the same set of default fonts. BUT, I'm not sure
what criteria was done for picking these and if this is still the best
set of default fonts.

We currently use <3M for the current fonts (sizes are in kB):
ttf-indic-fonts-core 2464
ttf-punjabi-fonts 202
total - 2666

If we used just the "lohit" fonts, we would still be under this:
fonts-lohit-beng-assamese 199
fonts-lohit-beng-bengali 200 
fonts-lohit-deva 134
fonts-lohit-gujr 122
fonts-lohit-guru 86
fonts-lohit-knda 256
fonts-lohit-mlym 127
fonts-lohit-orya 156
fonts-lohit-taml 124
fonts-lohit-telu 230
total - 1634

The question is, is the above an appropriate set of default fonts [1]
for Ubuntu? If not, what alternative packages should we use?

In comment #4 Anival implies that fonts-smc might be more appropriate
than fonts-lohit-mlym, but it is very large (1842kB). If we needed that
package, which fonts would we need from it (we would then have to split
it into fonts-smc-core and fonts-smc)?

I am not a native speaker of any of these languages so I need your help
here.

[1] one serif and one sans-serif per language was the former criterion

-- 
You received this bug notification because you are a member of
Documentation Packages, which is subscribed to ttf-indic-fonts in
Ubuntu.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/958345

Title:
  ttf-indic-fonts packages is not updated for last 2 years

Status in “ttf-indic-fonts” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  The Debian fonts team recently restructured the indic fonts. ttf-indic-fonts changed to fonts-indic. This is meta package and all packages ttf-[language]-fonts renamed to fonts-[script/foundry]. In addition to this all fonts were updated to latest versions from upstreams. 
  I request ubuntu maintainers to update the fonts to latest versions and consider following the debian package naming changes for fonts.

  Refer: http://packages.debian.org/sid/fonts-indic

To manage notifications about this bug go to:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ttf-indic-fonts/+bug/958345/+subscriptions