On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 5:21 PM, imag1nary number<imag1narynum...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > >> Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:21:15 -0700 >> Subject: Fonts in the Graphics Meta >> From: aftertheb...@gmail.com >> To: ubuntu-studio-devel@lists.ubuntu.com >> >> Hey everyone, >> >> I was up late working on a poster and for the life of me couldn't find >> the perfect font for the job. That's when I did an 'apt-cache search >> font' and realized that there's a massive cornucopia of font packages >> in the repositories awaiting my install. That's when I thought to >> myself: "Self, why aren't these font packages part of the Ubuntu >> Studio graphics meta package?" >> >> I think it would be organizationally best (if the list concurs that >> fonts in the graphics package would be good) to have a font meta >> package that is in turn a dependency of the graphics meta (simply >> because the sheer number of font packages would clutter the graphics >> package if added directly). The other question on my mind is "would >> it be okay to include non-free fonts in this meta?" and for that I >> turn the floor over to those more experienced... >> >> -Eric Hedekar >> > > I agree that this is a good idea. I also agree with Cory K. in that only > the free fonts would be bundled. And of course, those are the ones that > should be used for paying gigs anyhow. :-) > > ~ imag1narynumber
As for that list of fonts, there are a number of "traditional japanese" or other similar language-specific fonts that I noticed when searching the other night. Should these be included in the font meta or should we stick to western lettered fonts (I know there's a proper name for these)? -Eric -- _______________________________________ http://greyrockstudio.blogspot.com -- Ubuntu-Studio-devel mailing list Ubuntu-Studio-devel@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-devel