package should be split in daily use fonts and decoractive fonts
Bug #42922 reported by
Denis Moyogo Jacquerye
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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ttf-arabeyes (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Wishlist
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Unassigned | ||
ttf-bpg-georgian-fonts (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
|
Wishlist
|
Unassigned | ||
ttf-kacst (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Wishlist
|
Unassigned |
Bug Description
ttf-arabeyes is currently installed by default with *ubuntu-desktop, this means 38 fonts are installed for Arabic script only.
Nothing wrong with that except many of them are purely decorative fonts and are not suited for daily use and even less for non Arabic script users. Cherry on the cake: most of the Latin characters included in the fonts look just like Bitstream Vera fonts or Nimbus Sans L, etc. leaving too many fonts that are identical for Latin script.
The decorative fonts provided by ttf-arabeyes should be in a different package so they are not installed by default just for the sake of fonts count.
Changed in ttf-arabeyes: | |
importance: | Medium → Wishlist |
status: | New → Confirmed |
Changed in ttf-bpg-georgian-fonts: | |
importance: | Medium → Wishlist |
status: | New → Confirmed |
Changed in ttf-kacst: | |
importance: | Medium → Wishlist |
status: | New → Confirmed |
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Here's a sample of all arabeyes fonts, the name is in the font but with Latin characters (all obviously from Bitstream Vera fonts) with a sample string in Arabic.
Out of the 38 fonts which are useful on a daily basis to Arabic script users?