[Pkg-fonts-devel] RFP: Free Educative Handwritung Fonts

[RalfGesellensetter]

Hi again,

fontforge was only one piece of software having been used to create that 
fonts - e.g. in order to check intersections etc. But no scripts or 
other code have been used to be included as part of the build chain.

Eventually, we need to settle on the file format for the src pkg:

A. SFD (ascii format, fontforge native) 
  + ascii
  + human readable
B. TTF
  - binary
  + might contain information that could get lost during build process
  + smaller 
  + identical to Peter Wiegels originally published fonts.

As Peter Wiegel told me, there are further fonts for educative usage 
(swiss school writing etc.) that might be worth being packaged in the 
same bunch. But I would be glad if first steps could be made soon...

Cheers!
Ralf

Am Sonntag, 15. November 2009 schrieb Nicolas Spalinger:
> RalfGesellensetter wrote:
> > Dear Nicolas,
> >
> > sorry for having missed your reply (as I am probably not
> > subscribed) - only today I found your posting on Alioth (I'm
> > ralfg-guest there):
> > http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/pkg-fonts-devel/
> >
> > I hope we can still get these fonts into Debian Edu Lenny (to be
> > released by the end of this year).
> 
> Dear Ralf,
> 
> 
> I didn't realize you were not following the list. Sorry about the
>  trouble.
> 
> I'm planning to package this open font.
> 
> > The font is more or less ready done, now. I can point you directly
> > to the author's ttf release - but depending on the build process
> > you might be interested in fontforge sources as well (whereas
> > several pieces of software were used to create this font):
> >
> >  http://www.peter-wiegel.de/Gruenewald.html
> > 
> > http://wiki.skolelinux.de/FreieSchriftarten/VereinfachteAusgangssch
> >rift
> 
> Great.
> Is the 0.007 version usable enough for the purposes of Debian Edu
>  then?
> 
> Is is really up to the author to include as much of the buildpath as
>  he wants (usually dictated by the tools being used).
> 
> What is published is already quite useful.
> 
> > Thank you (please CC me!)
> > Kind regards
> > Ralf
> 
> Cheers,
>