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Revision as of 07:52, 28 December 2017
Japanese Default Fonts to Google Noto
Summary
Changes the default fonts for Japanese to Google Noto.
Owner
- Name: Akira TAGOH
- Email: tagoh@redhat.com
- Release notes owner:
Current status
- Targeted release: Fedora 28
- Last updated: 2017-12-28
- Tracker bug: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>
Detailed Description
Changes the default fonts for Japanese to Google Noto. each typefaces will be changed as the following:
- sans-serif
- VL Gothic -> Noto Sans JP
- serif
- (No default serif) -> Noto Serif JP
- monospace
- VL Gothic -> Noto Sans Mono CJK JP
Benefit to Fedora
This changes provides better quality of rendering for Japanese characters and consistencies in look among typefaces.
Scope
- Proposal owners:
- Update packages with the proper priority of fontconfig config file (vlgothic*fonts and google-cjk-noto-*-jp-fonts)
- Update comps
- Other developers: N/A (not a System Wide Change)
- Release engineering: #7224 (a check of an impact with Release Engineering is needed)
- List of deliverables: N/A (not a System Wide Change)
- Policies and guidelines: N/A (not a System Wide Change)
- Trademark approval: N/A (not needed for this Change)
Upgrade/compatibility impact
N/A (not a System Wide Change)
How To Test
- Check the default font is changed to Noto
- run fc-match say
- Check applications, including desktop/toolkit specific and terminals if Japanese characters is properly rendered.
User Experience
will see better quality of rendering for Japanese characters on applications and on desktops.
Dependencies
N/A (not a System Wide Change)
Contingency Plan
- Contingency mechanism: (What to do? Who will do it?) N/A (not a System Wide Change)
- Contingency deadline: N/A (not a System Wide Change)
- Blocks release? N/A (not a System Wide Change), No
- Blocks product? none
Documentation
N/A (not a System Wide Change)