Hi Peter and all fellow digivalists, I've got a couple of questions about Junicode, I'm posting here on DM-L as I think others might be interested in your answers. Thanks in advance.
1. I casually noticed that a new version is out AND that there is an announce mailing list: perhaps announcements of new releases could also be forwarded to dm-l? I subscribed to the announcement ml, but it could be useful for those on this list who haven't subscribed (yet).
2. Installation under Linux: the instructions are very clear, but I noticed that there is a file (/etc/defoma/hints/ttf-junicode.hints) in my installation not included in the zip archive, is this file created using the "fc-cache junicode" command? Doesn't seem the case at first look.
3. I'm very glad to see that Junicode is slowly but surely becoming a fully MUFI compliant font, but what about characters not yet in MUFI? what's the best way to ask for their inclusion? filing a feature request to MUFI first (and putting you in CC:)? or you'd be glad to consider it first?
4. I really like the (oldish) Beowulf-1 font, any plans to revamp it or include it inside Junicode's PUA (I would settle with that)? Hope this request doesn't sound too weird :)
Again on Junicode under Linux: Debian offers excellent support, the latest version is already available as a standard DEB package (unstable branch); for RPM based distros I built an RPM package which has been accepted in the Mandriva contrib repository, but it needs to be updated to the latest version (hence question n. 2).
Ciao
Roberto and all:
Roberto Rosselli Del Turco wrote:
- I casually noticed that a new version is out AND that there is an
announce mailing list: perhaps announcements of new releases could also be forwarded to dm-l? I subscribed to the announcement ml, but it could be useful for those on this list who haven't subscribed (yet).
If there is no objection from list members, I'll put dm-l on the Junicode list.
- Installation under Linux: the instructions are very clear, but I
noticed that there is a file (/etc/defoma/hints/ttf-junicode.hints) in my installation not included in the zip archive, is this file created using the "fc-cache junicode" command? Doesn't seem the case at first look.
This is a script for the DEbian FOnt MAnager (defoma) program. The Debian maintainer creates it, and I'm afraid I know nothing more about it, except that I suppose you don't need defoma if you've got FontConfig.
- I'm very glad to see that Junicode is slowly but surely becoming a
fully MUFI compliant font, but what about characters not yet in MUFI? what's the best way to ask for their inclusion? filing a feature request to MUFI first (and putting you in CC:)? or you'd be glad to consider it first?
It would be best to get requests into MUFI first. You can direct any requests for inclusion of characters to me, since I'm involved with MUFI; then as soon as MUFI assigns a code point I'll include it in Junicode.
- I really like the (oldish) Beowulf-1 font, any plans to revamp it or
include it inside Junicode's PUA (I would settle with that)? Hope this request doesn't sound too weird :)
I've thought about this. Since there's a large number of ligatures it would seem a good candidate for an OpenType font. But life's so short . . .
Again on Junicode under Linux: Debian offers excellent support, the latest version is already available as a standard DEB package (unstable branch); for RPM based distros I built an RPM package which has been accepted in the Mandriva contrib repository, but it needs to be updated to the latest version (hence question n. 2).
I really appreciate your packaging Junicode for Mandrake (and thence it is available to all who use RPM-based Linux distributions.
Peter
On Thu, 2006-20-04 at 07:58 -0400, Peter Baker wrote:
Roberto and all:
Roberto Rosselli Del Turco wrote:
- I casually noticed that a new version is out AND that there is an
announce mailing list: perhaps announcements of new releases could also be forwarded to dm-l? I subscribed to the announcement ml, but it could be useful for those on this list who haven't subscribed (yet).
If there is no objection from list members, I'll put dm-l on the Junicode list.
Lets do. I'm assuming it isn't too high traffic?
-dan
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On Thu, 2006-20-04 at 13:28 +0200, Roberto Rosselli Del Turco wrote:
Hi Peter and all fellow digivalists, I've got a couple of questions about Junicode, I'm posting here on DM-L as I think others might be interested in your answers. Thanks in advance.
- I casually noticed that a new version is out AND that there is an
announce mailing list: perhaps announcements of new releases could also be forwarded to dm-l? I subscribed to the announcement ml, but it could be useful for those on this list who haven't subscribed (yet).
I'd be happy to put the announcement list on this as a member. This actually raises something else I was thinking about today: a super list (NOT here) that collects email from dm-l, digital classicist, junicode, perhaps classicist, and the like, all in one place and sends out each day as digest.
- Installation under Linux: the instructions are very clear, but I
noticed that there is a file (/etc/defoma/hints/ttf-junicode.hints) in my installation not included in the zip archive, is this file created using the "fc-cache junicode" command? Doesn't seem the case at first look.
- I'm very glad to see that Junicode is slowly but surely becoming a
fully MUFI compliant font, but what about characters not yet in MUFI? what's the best way to ask for their inclusion? filing a feature request to MUFI first (and putting you in CC:)? or you'd be glad to consider it first?
- I really like the (oldish) Beowulf-1 font, any plans to revamp it or
include it inside Junicode's PUA (I would settle with that)? Hope this request doesn't sound too weird :)
Again on Junicode under Linux: Debian offers excellent support, the latest version is already available as a standard DEB package (unstable branch); for RPM based distros I built an RPM package which has been accepted in the Mandriva contrib repository, but it needs to be updated to the latest version (hence question n. 2).
Ciao
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Daniel O'Donnell -
Peter Baker -
Roberto Rosselli Del Turco