On 08/08/2012 01:03 PM, Guntupalli Karunakar wrote: > On Mon, 06 Aug 2012 17:48:35 +0530 > Pravin Satpute wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> Lohit fonts are facing following problems due to unavailability >> of Basic Latin characters >> 1. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=834368#c0 >> 2. While using Lohit as a Web font if browser does not fallback to >> default Latin font it shows as a square box. >> 3. If default selected font in fallback not matching with Lohit >> style, then it does not give pleasing rendering effect. >> >> To avoid these problem planning to add Basic Latin support in >> all Lohit fonts. Need your recommendation for which font we can go >> for now. >> 1. It should match with Lohit style > It could help to define the style technically. ie. stem widths, > panose (I know for Indic fonts there has not be much research on > panose or maybe its irrelevant for it), x-heights. Also what > proportions to keep wrt. Indic letters vs Latin Upper case and lower > case.
Exactly. I am planning to import shapes from Liberation Sans and modify it as per Lohit Style. > > AksharYogini font has latin set in it. You could study that or other > fonts which cover both ranges. Good pointer, We now have good set of OFL fonts, will take a look at them. Thanks, Pravin Satpute ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ IndLinux-group mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/indlinux-group
