Bug#271427: Debian bug #271427

2005-01-24 Thread Ralph Giles
On Tue, Jan 25, 2005 at 12:59:59AM +, Dafydd Harries wrote: > Ok, I'd be happier if I knew of some ways I could perform QA on the > modifications which I make. > > How would I go about checking the metrics? Use Fontforge to generate .afm files for the new fonts, then compare them with the f

Bug#271427: Debian bug #271427

2005-01-24 Thread Dafydd Harries
It seems the email address I have for Valek is bouncing -- I've removed him from the CC. Ar 23/01/2005 am 19:53, ysgrifennodd Ralph Giles: > Your summary is more or less accurate. We've never had much success > coordinating with fillippov. I don't know if it's a language barrier, > lack of intere

Bug#271427: Debian bug #271427

2005-01-23 Thread Ralph Giles
Your summary is more or less accurate. We've never had much success coordinating with fillippov. I don't know if it's a language barrier, lack of interest, or what. Fontforge is the preferred editing tool for these fonts and the solution is as you suggest. In addition, after the new fontset is w

Bug#271427: Debian bug #271427

2005-01-23 Thread Dafydd Harries
I've been taking a look at this bug and trying to understand the situation. As far as I can tell, upstream releases are at ftp://mirror.cs.wisc.edu/pub/mirrors/ghost/fonts/ and there is a derivative set of fonts by Valek Filippov at ftp://ftp.gnome.ru/fonts/urw/release/ which