That is a SWEET bug. Where to file is my question Sent from my iPod
On Jul 17, 2008, at 9:38 PM, "Justin Dugger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 5:57 PM, Jan Claeys <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Op woensdag 16-07-2008 om 22:37 uur [tijdzone -0500], schreef Justin >> Dugger: >>> I'm not saying that we should necessarily override these, but we >>> should at least understand them, accept that which is good and >>> improve >>> that which can be improved. >> >> Some of your remarks might be caused by rendering issues, some >> might be >> because he thinks they make the font better. I guess only he can >> answer >> that though... :) >> >> (He's a professional typeface designer, so his reasons for these >> changes >> might be sound--except for 0 & O looking the same maybe). > > Here's the thing -- we don't have to worry about stepping on artist's > toes or hurting feelings. I'm sure the narrowing strokes and others > are intentional. But are they better? > > But as things stand, he has his font and Ubuntu ships something else. > The license should mean anyone who disagrees is free to walk away, and > anyone who likes it is free to borrow some or all of it. (I should > mention the ambiguous nature of font design rights, but I'm hardly an > IP lawyer). I'm honored that a professional took the time to > demonstrate his talents with this font; the mark of a professional in > any field is being open to review. > > More productively, does anyone else get blanks when loading the > current font into FontForge? > > Steps I take to reproduce: > > 1. Install FontForge from universe: > "sudo apt-get install fontforge" > > 2. Download the source package to ttf-ubuntu-title > "apt-get source ttf-ubuntu-title" > > 3. Open the FontForge .sfd: > "fontforge ttf-ubuntu-title-0.3/Ubuntu-Title.sfd" > > 4. Note the lack of glyphs. > > 5. Open the .ttf instead and see wonderous glyphs ready for editing. > > Justin Dugger > > -- > ubuntu-art mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art -- ubuntu-art mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
