[Debian-in-workers] Bug#478488: Bug#478488: Remove Duplicate Rachana Font

[Davide Viti]

Hi,

On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 04:57:54PM -0400, Jaldhar H. Vyas wrote:
> >On ttf-malayalam-fonts package there is a Duplication of Rachana Fonts.
> >Rachana_w01.ttf is an Old version of Rachana_04.ttf
> >So I request to remove the Old version.  Also for Debian Installer Udeb
> >Replace Rachana_w01 the Old version font with Rachana_04.ttf
> >
> 
> What problems in Rachana_w01 does Rachana_04 fix?
> 
> 
> >Also 2 fonts in this package AnjaliOldLipi-0.730.ttf & MalOTF.ttf are
> >not rendering well with Upstream pango, we swathanthra Malayalam
> >Computing, the malayalam L10n team can provide patches for these fonts
> >very soon
> 
> Please provide them ASAP.  As it is, it is probably too late to get these 
> changes into lenny but if we beg and plead we might be able to get a 
> special dispensation.  It is important that we are fully ready on our end 
> before we approach the d-i/release teams.

I've patched the package as to include Rachana_04.ttf (available in [1])
and generated a screenshot [2] in a special chroot; you can compare it
with a screenshot rendering the same piece of text but produced with
Rachana_w01.ttf
I suggest you compare [2] and [3] loading them in separate tabs and switching 
back and forth.

Hope it helps,
Davide

[1] http://alioth.debian.org/~zinosat-guest/ttf-malayalam-fonts-udeb_0.5.3_all.udeb
[2] http://alioth.debian.org/~zinosat-guest/ml_Rachana_04.png
[3] http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/gtk-frontend/screenshots/2.23-1_vs_2.24-2/common/ml.png
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