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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
will see better quality of rendering for Korean 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), Yes/No
- Blocks product? product
Documentation
N/A (not a System Wide Change)