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Revision as of 12:41, 6 January 2022
Malayalam Default Fonts Update
Summary
This change will update existing default Malayalam fonts and also rename to new upstream Source.
Owner
- Name: Rajeesh K V
- Email: <rajeeshknambiar@fedoraproject.org>
- Name: Parag Nemade
- Email: <pnemade@redhat.com>
Current status
- Targeted release: Fedora 36
- Last updated: 2022-01-06
- FESCo issue:
- Tracker bug:
- Release notes tracker:
Detailed Description
Till Fedora 35, Meera (smc-meera-fonts) and Rachana (smc-rachana-fonts) fonts were default sans-serif and serif fonts for Malayalam script/language. From Fedora 36, these are obsolete by Meera New (rit-meera-new-fonts) and RIT Rachana (rit-rachana-fonts) respectively.
| Style | F35 Fontname | F36 Fontname |
|---|---|---|
| Sans-Serif | Meera | Meera New |
| Serif | Rachana | RIT Rachana |
Benefit to Fedora
Enhance the experience of Fedora for Malayalam users by improving font rendering quality.
Scope
- Proposal owners:
- Add new packages rit-meera-new-fonts and rit-rachana-fonts
- update langpacks package for these font packages
- update fedora-comps to install these new Malayalam fonts by default
- Other developers: N/A (not a System Wide Change)
- Release engineering: 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 Malayalam web sites which uses both Malayalam Sans and Serif fonts
- Use LibreOffice, use Sans and Serif fonts to see if it uses different fonts
User Experience
- With good quality Malayalam Sans and Serif fonts, the Desktop or Web Browser
will display with both Sans and Serif fonts.
- With different Sans and Serif fonts, the Workstation will have better
font rendering quality.
Dependencies
N/A (not a System Wide Change)
Contingency Plan
Revert to use older Malayalam fonts.
- 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? No
Documentation
Release Notes
By using both Malayalam Sans and Serif fonts, the Workstation will improve Malayalam fonts rendering quality for users.