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Most free/open font projects fail not because of author lack of artistic taste, but because they do not attract contributors or distributors. Free/open font dynamics are very different from proprietary font dynamics, and usually not taught in art school. | Most free/open font projects fail not because of author lack of artistic taste, but because they do not attract contributors or distributors. Free/open font dynamics are very different from proprietary font dynamics, and usually not taught in art school. | ||
To start working on fonts just install the ''font-design'' group (available in Fedora 11 and later). | |||
<pre># yum groupinstall font-design</pre> | |||
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[[Category:Fonts SIG|Creative tasks]] | [[Category:Fonts SIG|Creative tasks]] | ||
Revision as of 21:57, 12 November 2008
Fixing problems
We have a list of identified problems in Fedora or in the upstreams Fedora depends on. If you have the time and the skill, fixing them would help the Fedora text and font situation a lot.
Problems are tagged by CC-ing the SIG bugs list when the upstream issue tracker allows it (any bugzilla) or by CC-ing a specific user (fedorafonts) otherwise.
| Issue tracker | Description | Issues | Tagging method and other comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| bugzilla.redhat.com | Fedora package grouping (comps), specific Fedora code changes | Problem list | CC the bugs list |
| bugzilla.freedesktop.org | Fontconfig, HarfBuzz, DejaVu, Freetype… | Problem list | |
| bugzilla.gnome.org | Pango | Problem list | |
| bugs.kde.org | KDE (Konqueror…) | Problem list | |
| bugzilla.mozilla.org | Firefox, Thunderbird… | Problem list | |
| bugs.webkit.org | Webkit | Problem list |
Also our desktop like every *nix desktop has an input language awareness problem.
Font creation
The best way to try one's hand at font creation, and learn the (technical and organisational) ropes, is to contribute some time to a free/open font project, such as the ones listed on this page.
Most free/open font projects fail not because of author lack of artistic taste, but because they do not attract contributors or distributors. Free/open font dynamics are very different from proprietary font dynamics, and usually not taught in art school.
To start working on fonts just install the font-design group (available in Fedora 11 and later).
# yum groupinstall font-design
The Fonts SIG takes loving care of Fedora fonts. Please join this special interest group if you are interested in creating, improving, packaging, or just suggesting a font. Any help will be appreciated.