The above list shows we will have quite some trouble using the new packages to provide the same set of default fonts. BUT, I'm not sure what criteria was done for picking these and if this is still the best set of default fonts.
We currently use <3M for the current fonts (sizes are in kB): ttf-indic-fonts-core 2464 ttf-punjabi-fonts 202 total - 2666 If we used just the "lohit" fonts, we would still be under this: fonts-lohit-beng-assamese 199 fonts-lohit-beng-bengali 200 fonts-lohit-deva 134 fonts-lohit-gujr 122 fonts-lohit-guru 86 fonts-lohit-knda 256 fonts-lohit-mlym 127 fonts-lohit-orya 156 fonts-lohit-taml 124 fonts-lohit-telu 230 total - 1634 The question is, is the above an appropriate set of default fonts [1] for Ubuntu? If not, what alternative packages should we use? In comment #4 Anival implies that fonts-smc might be more appropriate than fonts-lohit-mlym, but it is very large (1842kB). If we needed that package, which fonts would we need from it (we would then have to split it into fonts-smc-core and fonts-smc)? I am not a native speaker of any of these languages so I need your help here. [1] one serif and one sans-serif per language was the former criterion -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Documentation Packages, which is subscribed to ttf-indic-fonts in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/958345 Title: ttf-indic-fonts packages is not updated for last 2 years Status in “ttf-indic-fonts” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: The Debian fonts team recently restructured the indic fonts. ttf-indic-fonts changed to fonts-indic. This is meta package and all packages ttf-[language]-fonts renamed to fonts-[script/foundry]. In addition to this all fonts were updated to latest versions from upstreams. I request ubuntu maintainers to update the fonts to latest versions and consider following the debian package naming changes for fonts. Refer: http://packages.debian.org/sid/fonts-indic To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ttf-indic-fonts/+bug/958345/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~documentation-packages Post to : documentation-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~documentation-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
