Package: ttf-arphic-sawndip Severity: wishlist
Debian Release: squeeze/sid Architecture: all License : Arphic Public License Upstream Author : John Knightley <john.knight...@gmail.com> URL : http://gdzhdb.l10n-support.com/sawndip-fonts/ Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.13.25) Depends: defoma, debconf | debconf-2.0 Recommends: x-ttcidfont-conf (>= 10), fontconfig (>= 2.3.1-1) Conflicts: x-ttcidfont-conf (<< 10) Section: x11 Priority: optional Description : ttf-arphic-sawndip contains the font Sawndip.ttf. Apart from over 20 thousand unicode CJK characters the font also contains over 7 thousand CJK characters not currently in unicode. The font has been hosted by Guangxi University since 2009. The package is a branch from ttf-arphic-uming customised for Sawndip the traditional script used by the Zhuang (Zhuang is the mother tongue of over 10 million people in Guangxi China). A branch is requires because there is a limit to the number of glyphs one ttf font can contain. Other : Sawndip.ttf is the most extensive open source Sawndip font that is actively maintained and has several major updates each year. Whilst some glyphs require improvement the font because it is free and open source the font has an increasing number end users. The font is also used by several IMEs and a customised version of Linux.
