Freeserif Arabic version is broken
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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ttf-freefont (Ubuntu) |
Expired
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: ttf-freefont
the freeserif font has many issues.
1.there is gabs between letters that should be joined
2.too thin
3.smaller than other font with the same size
4.big difference from the English version
5.more like an art of work font than a general reading font
the font being used as a default in Firefox raised a problem for many non-latin users
https:/
I hope I provided enough information
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
CheckboxSubmission: 4190bdfb1b8df71
CheckboxSystem: 9c26adf6eed2f68
Date: Wed Mar 17 07:28:52 2010
Dependencies:
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Netbook 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Alpha i386 (20100113)
Package: ttf-freefont 20090104-5
PackageArchitec
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_US.utf8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSign
SourcePackage: ttf-freefont
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-
Changed in ttf-freefont (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Fix Committed |
Changed in ttf-freefont (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Incomplete → Expired |
Hi Usama!
Please report FreeFont problems to the FreeFont tracker! /savannah. gnu.org/ bugs/
https:/
We never hear about problems reported here, unless we stumble accross them, as just happened here.
As to technical problems, we may be able to fix these relatively quickly (but we have to be informed of them!)
Aesthetic problems are a bigger issue.
I can tell you that someone proposed some changes to Arabic some years ago, and sent some initial versions in, and there were a few exchanges, but the project seems to have stalled. Perhaps I will try again to revive that, but I assume the guy simply hasn't had time.
But generally, "the squeaky wheel gets the grease". Only two reports have been submitted about Arabic, and guess what! I submitted them!
Cheers!