On Mon, May 21, 2007 at 01:13:56AM +0100, Nicolas Spalinger wrote: > > > - Whether we still need all these horrible bitmap fonts > > You mean the fonts available in the x-fonts* packages?
I think the names are xfonts-*. Last time I checked, X server won't start without the "fixed" bitmap font from xfonts-base. > I would suggest a poll on usage and possible demotion to universe or > specific langpacks. Might be different for CJK fonts. I believe the general consensus among Chinese users is that bitmap fonts are preferred for small font size. There is a technique called "embedded bitmap" that can put bitmap fonts of different size into a TrueType font, and libfreetype handles this correctly. There are currently one set of fonts (with two typefaces) in Debian/Ubuntu that has embedded bitmaps. A sad thing, however, is that although there is a group actively working on a set of Chinese bitmap fonts and has improved the quality quite a bit, their work can't be embedded into the existent TrueType font due to licensing restrictions. So I am afraid in the short term stand-alone bitmap fonts are still necessary for Chinese users who are picky about font rendering. Ming 2007.05.21 -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
