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Bug#962478: marked as done (fonts-firacode: Provide TTF instead of OTF font files. The former embed hinting instructions and thus are rendered sharper on (low-res) screens.)

Your message dated Fri, 26 Jun 2020 07:33:53 +0000
with message-id <E1joirx-000Hq9-6m@fasolo.debian.org>
and subject line Bug#962478: fixed in fonts-firacode 5.2+dfsg1-2
has caused the Debian Bug report #962478,
regarding fonts-firacode: Provide TTF instead of OTF font files. The former embed hinting instructions and thus are rendered sharper on (low-res) screens.
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Package: fonts-firacode
Version: 2+dfsg1-1
Severity: important

Dear Maintainer,

More information about this issue can be found in the official FiraCode bug tracker: https://github.com/tonsky/FiraCode/issues/939

The FiraCode author explicitly states[1]:

> I think at some point OTF was superior to TTF, but now they are mostly the same. The difference between OTF and TTF is that TTF can embed hinting instructions, which are essential for rendering on low-res displays.

Therefore I think it would *really* make sense to switch to the TTF variant of the font since it's mainly intended for "on-screen" usage anyway (in contrast to print) and thus sharp rendering is very important.

Kind regards,
Salim Brüggemann

[1]: https://github.com/tonsky/FiraCode/issues/939#issuecomment-640665878

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Source: fonts-firacode
Source-Version: 5.2+dfsg1-2
Done: Fabian Greffrath <fabian@debian.org>

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
fonts-firacode, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.

A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 962478@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Fabian Greffrath <fabian@debian.org> (supplier of updated fonts-firacode package)

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Format: 1.8
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2020 09:12:32 +0200
Source: fonts-firacode
Architecture: source
Version: 5.2+dfsg1-2
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Debian Fonts Task Force <debian-fonts@lists.debian.org>
Changed-By: Fabian Greffrath <fabian@debian.org>
Closes: 962478
Changes:
 fonts-firacode (5.2+dfsg1-2) unstable; urgency=medium
 .
   * Follow suit with upstream and provide TTF instead of OTF font
     files (Closes: #962478, thanks Salim B).
     + Add fonttools and ttfautohint to Build-Depends.
     + Install gftools-fix-dsig.py from googlefonts/gftools into
       debian/scripts.
     + Update debian/copyright accordingly.
     + Use upstream build scripts to build the fonts.
     + Patch upstream build scripts to use the embedded
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     + Adjust packaging install and clean paths.
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