Hello; --- Gio 19/1/12, RGB ES ha scritto:
> 2012/1/19 Pedro Giffuni > > > Hello Ricardo; > > > > --- Gio 19/1/12, RGB ES ha scritto: > > > > > 2012/1/19 Pedro Giffuni > > > > > > > > > > > FWIW, I am considering bringing the Linux > Libertine > > > > fonts too: they are under dual OFL/GPL . > > > > > > > > http://www.linuxlibertine.org/ > > > > > > ... > > > What about the Graphite version? > > > http://numbertext.org/linux/ > > > AOO cannot use opentype features, but have full > support for > > > Graphite technology. > > > Linux Libertine G (and Biolinum G) includes lots > of > > > Graphite substitution > > > tables like automated ligature substitution, > kerning, > > > italic correction, > > > real small caps... the list of smart font features > is just > > > impressive (just > > > look at the Documentation.pdf on the site) so the > "G" > > > version is far more > > > useful on Writer than the opentype one. > > > > > > > Graphite is optional (Category-B). There's also the > issue > > that this may seem to require Graphite2, and I have no > > idea if SIL will be contributing support for that. > > > > > Graphite 2 have some regressions on LibO so I do not think > it is a good > idea right now: > > https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=36703 > > In fact, Linux Libertine G works far better with the > original graphite > engine on OOo 3.3 (and, BTW, on the AOO builds) than on LibO > 3.4.x. > > It is important to note that availability of Graphite font > features is not > only about "nice to have ligatures": many languages, even > some European > ones, depends on automated substitutions because of grammar > impositions so > an AOO without Graphite support would be a no-go for many > people. > OK. I think the binary packages will bring graphite support but in any case I don't think we want to force people to use optional features so the question is whether these fonts will work without graphite. If they work acceptably and there is consensus I can bring them in pretty easily but otherwise I think we already reached the objective of providing the same functionality without strong copyleft fonts, and that's sufficient for 3.4. Pedro.
