Re: [g-i] freefont vs. dejavu
On 3/7/06, Davide Viti <zinosat@tiscali.it> wrote:
> Tonight I've run some tests using dejavu fonts as discussed during the meeting.
> I created an iso [1] using an unstripped version of dejavu and without freefont;
> in the same directory ([2]) you can find a screenshot for each language.
> It turns out that dejavu does not contain Vietnames and Hebrew glyphs, meaning that
> we can't use it to completely substitute freefont. The latest version of freefont include
> all the Vietnamese glyphs listed below and the Hebrew glyphs.
I was suspecting this (it says so on the dejavu home page;-), but I am
glad you did the tests so we can have a clear picture.
> Once freefont will be ok, we can decide which font should display which language:
> freefont will probably be used for vietnamese, hebrew, hindi, punjabi, bengali.
>
> Comments are welcome.
[snip]
> PS: Eddy, if there was not the nasty freefont bug I would never have done this test with dejavu :))
> have to admit I like the way they look like
I know and I am glad you like them.
> [1] http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/gtk-frontend/screenshots/20060307_dejavu/mini.iso
> [2] http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/gtk-frontend/screenshots/20060307_dejavu/
Latin based scripts should all look better.
BTW, what is the size difference? Is dejavu+freefont(for
Hebrew,Vietnamese and others) > freefont(for all)?
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Regards,
EddyP
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