[Bug 843202] Please stop renaming the font

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Thu Jul 26 12:02:36 UTC 2012


https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=843202

--- Comment #7 from Nicolas Mailhot <nicolas.mailhot at laposte.net> ---
> just followed up on upstream's description to update the package:
> “TTF” in file name
> contains the fonts in MS TrueType-format. Best choice for use on screen.
> “OTF” in file name
> contains the fonts in Adobe OTF(CFF)-format. Best choice for printing. Perhaps > best and smallest font format at all.

That's just an euphenism to say 'if you are under windows, use the TTF variant,
if you are under any of the other systems with correct OTF support, use the OTF
one) 

Just IMHO, of course, the difference between ITF and OTF are blurring away, and
they are mostly equivalent nowadays feature-wise. What is not equivalent are
TTF-oriented code stacks (common under windows) and PS-priented stacks (common
for Adobe & Linux apps)

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