[Bug 477397] Please convert to new font packaging guidelines

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--- Comment #12 from Nicolas Mailhot <nicolas.mailhot at laposte.net>  2009-01-12 01:57:57 EDT ---
(In reply to comment #10)
> I don't think it makes sense necessarily for this project to move to
> pango/cairo or such, as it does no rendering itself, just outputting PDF, PS,
> or HTML. As such it just uses the .pfa files internally to output PDF and PS.

This is one form of rendering too. But anyway the main point for you is to move
to fontconfig in any form so you don't have to manage fonts in your package.

> Also, the fonts all appear to be renamed urw-fonts in PFA format, or Deja Vu
> fonts in PFA format.

That's the usual duplication of system fonts in non-fontconfig apps.

> I think the thing to do is:
> 
>  * Symlink the URW fonts to the system-installed fonts
> 
>  * Modify the code to call pfatopfb at the right time when embedding
> 
>  * Not ship the Deja Vu fonts, just map serif, monospace, sans to the 
>    URW versions

Sounds good. However DejaVu has more coverage than URW fonts, so mid-term it
would be good to use it again.

>  * File bugs upstream
> Upstream makes few releases and generally moves slowly, so I'm not sure how
> fast it will go upstream.

You'll only know by asking

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