Re: Bug#462606: ITP: dejima-mincho -- antiquated Japanese TrueType Mincho font, Dejima Mincho

[Hideki Yamane <henrich@debian.or.jp>]

Hi,

On Sun, 03 Feb 2008 07:32:51 -0600
Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> wrote:
> >> Do you really mean antique-looking font?  (I understand that
> >> language differences play a part is slightly-misused words.)
> > 
> >  Its base font was developed at 1800s, so I use "antiquated" word
> >  for this description. It is old face font, I think.
> 
> In English, "antiquated" has the connotation of "Bygone; obsolete;
> out of use; old-fashioned".
> 
> Is Dejima Mincho obsolete and out-of-use?

 Umm, no, no ;-)
 So can you give me any suggestion for suitable word?
 You can see it at http://www.sodan.org/~penny/blosxom.cgi/fonts

 and CC'ing the -english mailing list for advices.