For others with similar problems, I'm keeping my findings up to date
here: https://www.tartley.com/dina-as-otf
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I succeeded with the process of converting a bitmap font into a vector
format with embedded bitmaps, which Pango will display. It took me hours
to figure out, so for anyone else:
Use fontforge, as described here:
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/pango/issues/386#note_570411
The gotcha is that once
Thanks for talking me through it Sebastien. Fair enough, I defer to your
experience on that.
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Title:
All bitmap
The status is just a mapping launchpad does from the gitlab closed
state, if you look carrefully you will notice that the Ubuntu line is
set as 'triaged'. I'm not sure we want to stay on an older serie for the
LTS only to workaround that issue though...
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I don't think 'fix released' is the right status.
Could Focal use a slightly older version of Pango, to keep bitmap fonts
working for another 6 months, hoping it becomes clearer how to continue
supporting them going forward?
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** Changed in: pango
Status: Unknown => Fix Released
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Title:
All bitmap fonts no longer visible after
Indeed, that's an upstream pango decision to drop support for bitmap
fonts
** Changed in: pango1.0 (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => Low
** Changed in: pango1.0 (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Confirmed
** Changed in: pango1.0 (Ubuntu)
Status: Confirmed => Triaged
** Also affects:
I'm speculating that pango 1.44 dropping support for bitmap fonts might
be a cause: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/pango/issues/386
** Package changed: fontconfig (Ubuntu) => pango1.0 (Ubuntu)
** Bug watch added: gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/pango/issues #386
I semi-guessed at package 'fontconfig' to associate. Advice welcome.
** Package changed: ubuntu => fontconfig (Ubuntu)
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