One thing to bear in mind is that there's no point simply copying existing pIQad glyphs, since coverage for those is provided by other fonts already - and it's not clear that the pIQad glyphs are modifiable.
On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 12:56 AM, Launchpad Bug Tracker < 650...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote: > You have been subscribed to a public bug by Jonathan Carter (jonathan): > > Binary package hint: ttf-ubuntu-font-family > > While we don't have a huge Klingon community in Ubuntu (at least not > according to the Klingon Translations Team[1]), it would still be nice > to at least be able to display the Wikipedia Klingon Language page[2] > properly without having the subtitle display as blocks. Also, it would > be a nice exercise for the font designers and having at least some > support for an obscure constructed language does allow some bragging > rights. > > Having just a few glyphs initially would maybe inspire some Klingon > speakers to get involved and develop some more glyphs. > > Also, when the Khitomer Accords will be signed in 2267 and the Klingons > join the Federation, it will be nice to introduce them to Ubuntu and > show them that their language is already fully supported, and may > strengthen early relations. Some might note that this is against the > Temporal Prime Directive, but technically that only takes effect in the > 24th century[3]. > > [1] https://translations.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-l10n-tlh > [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klingon_language > [3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Directive#Temporal_Prime_Directive > > ** Affects: ubuntu-font-family-sources (Ubuntu) > Importance: Wishlist > Status: New > > -- > Ubuntu Font should support Klingon > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/650729 > You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu > Klingon Translators, which is a direct subscriber. > -- Have you ever, ever felt like this? Had strange things happen? Are you going round the twist? -- Ubuntu Font should support pIqaD (Klingon) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/650729 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
