[UIFe] Tweak Arabic font
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
language-selector (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
Gunnar Hjalmarsson | ||
Focal |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
Gunnar Hjalmarsson |
Bug Description
[Impact]
This is a follow-up of bug #1891733. After the new default font for Arabic had made it to focal, we got some additional feedback at <https:/
* Rename the .conf file from 69- to 56-
* Drop binding="strong"
* Drop the specification for monospace, and with that fall back
to DejaVu for Arabic monospace
The significance of the changes, which motivates the proposed SRU, is made up of:
1. Use DejaVu Sans Mono as default Arabic font for monospace
instead of the previous non-mono font
2. No longer conflicts with Kubuntu's custom font configuration
[Test case]
* Install the language-
from focal-proposed.
* Open the Language Support tool and install Arabic.
* Open a terminal window, run the below commands and confirm
that you get the same output:
$ LC_CTYPE=
NotoSansArabi
$ LC_CTYPE=
DejaVuSansMon
[Regression risk]
For some users this will change the default monospace font for rendering Arabic. That's the point. :)
The change will only affect users with an Arabic locale. The risk that other users would be affected by the change is low.
Changed in language-selector (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Confirmed → Triaged |
Changed in language-selector (Ubuntu Focal): | |
assignee: | nobody → Gunnar Hjalmarsson (gunnarhj) |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
status: | New → Triaged |
Changed in language-selector (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Triaged → Fix Committed |
The documentation and translation teams have been notified:
https:/ /lists. ubuntu. com/archives/ ubuntu- doc/2020- September/ 020760. html
https:/ /lists. ubuntu. com/archives/ ubuntu- translators/ 2020-September/ 007696. html