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ttf-malayalam-fonts package

Package ttf-malayalam-fonts no longer includes malayalam.ttf

Bug #130562 reported by flaccid
2
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
ttf-indic-fonts (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Undecided
Arne Goetje
ttf-malayalam-fonts (Ubuntu)
Won't Fix
Undecided
Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: ttf-malayalam-fonts

I have read in another bug that this particular file/font was being removed.
If that is the case, then I don't know why. I've been using malayalam.ttf for a long time now, its not buggy to me.
I upgraded to Gutsy to test it out and my favourite font has been removed. The others in this package don't seem to look the same, so as a workaround i've copied the Feisty malayalam.ttf in the dir.

If this font really needs to be removed, can you advise the replacement that looks as much close as possible, so I can test?

Tags: packaging
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Arne Goetje (arnegoetje) wrote :

According to the Changelog, in version 0.4.4, there was a duplicate font MalOtf.ttf removed in favor to malayalam.ttf. Now it seems MalOtf.ttf has replaced malayalam.ttf.

Could you please check if that font is equal to the one you expected? Might be only a name change...

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Arne Goetje (arnegoetje) wrote :

need more input!

Changed in ttf-indic-fonts:
assignee: nobody → arnegoetje
status: New → Incomplete
Changed in ttf-malayalam-fonts:
status: New → Incomplete
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Anivar Aravind (anivar) wrote : Re: [Bug 130562] Re: Package ttf-malayalam-fonts no longer includes malayalam.ttf

Arne Goetje wrote:
> need more input!
>
> ** Changed in: ttf-malayalam-fonts (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
 Malayalam.ttf & malOTF are fonts with same glyphset. The difference
between them is MalOTF contains gsub tables. malayalam.ttf doesnot have
gsub tables. But Fonts without GSUB table is almost unusable now

ps. Malayalam.ttf is the first free opentype font in malayalam

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Anivar Aravind
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Thrissur-18
Kerala
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Arne Goetje (arnegoetje) wrote :

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Anivar Aravind wrote:
> Malayalam.ttf & malOTF are fonts with same glyphset. The difference
> between them is MalOTF contains gsub tables. malayalam.ttf doesnot have
> gsub tables. But Fonts without GSUB table is almost unusable now
>
> ps. Malayalam.ttf is the first free opentype font in malayalam
>
 So, this means that the replacement of malayalam.ttf by MalOtf is OK and
that I can close this bug with "won't fix"?

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Anivar Aravind (anivar) wrote :

Arne Goetje wrote:
>>
> So, this means that the replacement of malayalam.ttf by MalOtf is OK and
> that I can close this bug with "won't fix"?

yea close it
--
Anivar Aravind
moving Republic
Peringavu.P.O
Thrissur-18
Kerala
http://anivar.movingrepublic.org/about

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Barry deFreese (bddebian) wrote :

Thanks for the help and follow-up

Changed in ttf-indic-fonts:
status: Incomplete → Invalid
Changed in ttf-malayalam-fonts:
status: Incomplete → Won't Fix
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