[Bug 528675] Review Request: knm-new-fixed-fonts - 12x12 JIS X 0208 Bitmap fonts

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Akira TAGOH <tagoh at redhat.com> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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            Summary|Review Request:             |Review Request:
                   |knm-new-fonts - 12x12 JIS X |knm-new-fixed-fonts - 12x12
                   |0208 Bitmap font            |JIS X 0208 Bitmap fonts




--- Comment #6 from Akira TAGOH <tagoh at redhat.com>  2009-10-20 01:09:22 EDT ---
(In reply to comment #5)
> There are not conventions here because I try very hard to forget core fonts
> exist, and new packages are not supposed to register in the core fonts system.
> So that's only a problem for old packages.

Sure. that sounds sane ;)

> > > 7. It would be nice to include a fontconfig file for the font
> > 
> > I'm not quite sure if this kind of the bitmap fonts only available for some pt.
> > really helps though. 
> 
> The fontconfig file should not change the font visibility, and apps that can
> use them will be happy

Even if there are no fontconfig file, they can find it out yes?

> Please take /usr/share/fontconfig/templates/l10n-font-template.conf as model
> (adding maybe the size tweak)

That looks similar except the size testing. does fontconfig not try to scale
up/down for non-supported size but try to pick up for the exact size right?
then guess I don't need to check what size is being requested.

> 
> > FWIW I don't think Japanese people wants to see the bitmap glyphs for the
> > desktop.  
> 
> Some people say yes, others no, people have tried to write CJK rules in
> fontconfig for years without making everyone happy, at this stage let's not try
> to be creative and just use our standard template. Behdad is the only one that
> can hope untangling this mess.  

Sure - I meant there is other Japanese bitmap fonts that has a good quality and
the variety of the size with the same glyph design and styles, so getting the
different of the looks according to the font size sounds not good to me, but
anyway.

Since emacs doesn't require the X core fonts now, I personally don't need the X
core fonts anymore though.

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