| 2010-11-11 10:45:11 |
Paul Sladen |
bug |
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added bug |
| 2010-12-22 14:20:07 |
Paul Sladen |
description |
Designers seem to prefer selecting one Typeface from a list, and then selecting between all the styles and weights offered within that. In this case two entries would be seen in the Font selection menu:
1. Ubuntu (+ 9 choices)
2. Ubuntu Mono (+ 4 choices)
Non-designers may wish to see a list that looks more like:
1. Ubuntu (+4 choices)
2. Ubuntu Condensed (+1 choice)
3. Ubuntu Light (+ 4 choices)
4. Ubuntu Medium (+ 4 choices)
5. Ubuntu Mono (+4 choices)
In this case, the idea would be to have each font "up weight" to the next in the family; applying bold weight to Light actually maps to Medium; then emboldened Medium maps to Regular:
Codensed?→]Light→Medium→Regular→Bold
Light Italic→Medium Italic→Regular Italic→Bold Italic
It should, hopefully be possible to effect this purely with a mappings file dropped into /etc/fonts/conf.d, rather than needing to mess with the actual files themselves in a way that might potentially upset designers later or at a stage when the basic font dialogues have been improved. |
Ascension of the weights is Light→Regular→Medium→Bold.
Designers seem to prefer selecting one Typeface from a list, and then selecting between all the styles and weights offered within that. In this case two entries would be seen in the Font selection menu:
1. Ubuntu (+ 9 choices)
2. Ubuntu Mono (+ 4 choices)
Non-designers may wish to see a list that looks more like:
1. Ubuntu (+4 choices)
2. Ubuntu Condensed (+1 choice)
3. Ubuntu Light (+ 4 choices)
4. Ubuntu Medium (+ 4 choices)
5. Ubuntu Mono (+4 choices)
In this case, the idea would be to have each of the lighter fonts "up weight" to the next in the family; applying bold weight to Light actually maps to Medium; then emboldened Medium maps to Regular:
Regular→Bold
Regular Italic→Bold Italic
Light→Medium
Light Italic→Medium Italic
It should, hopefully be possible to effect this purely with a mappings file dropped into /etc/fonts/conf.d, rather than needing to mess with the actual files themselves in a way that might potentially upset designers later or at a stage when the basic font dialogues have been improved. |
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| 2010-12-22 14:38:41 |
Paul Sladen |
description |
Ascension of the weights is Light→Regular→Medium→Bold.
Designers seem to prefer selecting one Typeface from a list, and then selecting between all the styles and weights offered within that. In this case two entries would be seen in the Font selection menu:
1. Ubuntu (+ 9 choices)
2. Ubuntu Mono (+ 4 choices)
Non-designers may wish to see a list that looks more like:
1. Ubuntu (+4 choices)
2. Ubuntu Condensed (+1 choice)
3. Ubuntu Light (+ 4 choices)
4. Ubuntu Medium (+ 4 choices)
5. Ubuntu Mono (+4 choices)
In this case, the idea would be to have each of the lighter fonts "up weight" to the next in the family; applying bold weight to Light actually maps to Medium; then emboldened Medium maps to Regular:
Regular→Bold
Regular Italic→Bold Italic
Light→Medium
Light Italic→Medium Italic
It should, hopefully be possible to effect this purely with a mappings file dropped into /etc/fonts/conf.d, rather than needing to mess with the actual files themselves in a way that might potentially upset designers later or at a stage when the basic font dialogues have been improved. |
Ascension of the weights is Light→Regular→Medium→Bold.
Designers seem to prefer selecting one Typeface from a list, and then selecting between all the styles and weights offered within that. In this case two entries would be seen in the Font selection menu:
1. Ubuntu (+ 9 choices)
2. Ubuntu Mono (+ 4 choices)
Non-designers may wish to see a list that looks more like:
1. Ubuntu (+4 choices)
2. Ubuntu Condensed (+1 choice)
3. Ubuntu Light (+ 4 choices)
4. Ubuntu Medium (+ 4 choices)
5. Ubuntu Mono (+4 choices)
In this case, the idea would be to have each of the lighter fonts "up weight" _two_ steps to the next-but-one in the family; applying bold weight to Light skips Regular and actually maps to Medium:
Regular→Bold
Regular Italic→Bold Italic
Light→Medium
Light Italic→Medium Italic
It should, hopefully be possible to effect this purely with a mappings file dropped into /etc/fonts/conf.d, rather than needing to mess with the actual files themselves in a way that might potentially upset designers later or at a stage when the basic font dialogues have been improved. |
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| 2010-12-22 14:38:51 |
Paul Sladen |
ubuntu-font-family: milestone |
1.00 |
light |
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| 2011-02-23 14:48:29 |
Yann Dìnendal |
bug |
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added subscriber Yann Dìnendal |
| 2011-03-25 13:43:19 |
komuta |
bug |
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added subscriber komuta |
| 2015-03-05 11:39:30 |
Matthew Paul Thomas |
summary |
Technical: Light/Medium/Regular/Bold, investigate /etc/fonts.d/ to map bold to next level up for each |
[nc] Technical: Light/Medium/Regular/Bold, investigate /etc/fonts.d/ to map bold to next level up for each |
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| 2015-03-05 15:21:02 |
Matthew Paul Thomas |
ubuntu-font-family: importance |
Undecided |
Medium |
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