Changes/KRDefaultFontsToNoto

Korean Default Fonts to Google Noto

Summary

Changes the default fonts for Korean 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 Korean to Google Noto. each typefaces will be changed as the following:

• sans-serif
  • NanumGothic -> Noto Sans KR
• serif
  • (No default for serif) -> Noto Serif KR
• monospace
  • (No default for monospace) -> Noto Sans Mono CJK KR

Benefit to Fedora

This changes provides better quality of render Korean characters and consistencies in look among typefaces.

Scope

• Proposal owners:
  • Update packages with proper priority of fontconfig config file (naver-nanum-gothic*fonts and google-cjk-noto-*-kr-fonts)
  • Update comps

• Other developers: N/A (not a System Wide Change)

• Release engineering: #Releng issue number (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 if the default font is changed to Noto
  • run fc-match for sans, serif, and monospace say
• Check applications, including desktop/toolkit specific and terminals if Japanese characters is properly rendered.

User Experience

N/A (not a System Wide Change)

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), Yes/No
• Blocks product? product

Documentation

N/A (not a System Wide Change)