February 2010 - openSUSE M17n - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse-m17n] Replace scim with IBUS
by Ming Xi Wu 29 Mar '10

29 Mar '10

Hi all, I request replace SCIM to IBUS. SCIM upstream is almost dead. We should not keep an unmaintained software in openSUSE. IBUS (http://code.google.com/p/ibus/) a new developed input method is very active and full functionality, and other distributions like Ubuntu (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/desktop-karmic-input-methods) and Fedora already had done this. We have some contributors done the IBUS packaging at OBS https://build.opensuse.org/project/show?project=home:swyear:ibus . (Good work, swyear!) Everything is OK on my openSUSE 11.2 box except fail to enable it in a gnomesu window, but this is not a problem as other distributions don't have this bug. Do we have any chance to push IBUS into 11.3? Thanks. BR, Mingxi -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-m17n+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-m17n+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-m17n] Takao Fonts - community developed derivatives of IPA Fonts - are available.
by Satoru Matsumoto 25 Feb '10

25 Feb '10

Takao Fonts Maintainers, which is mainly made up of the members of Ubuntu Japanese Team, has recently released Takao Fonts, that are community developed derivatives of IPA Fonts (which are default fonts for Japanese in openSUSE distribution ATM). https://launchpad.net/takao-fonts Although IPA Fonts are high quality Japanese outline fonts, they are released under the IPA Font license which allow us to modify and redistribute them on the condition of avoiding to use the word "IPA" for derivatives' name and following some other restrictions. This restriction means that only IPA can modify and release the IPA Fonts and 3rd party communities are prohibited to apply any patch and release them with the name "IPA Font" even if we found bugs on them. Takao Fonts Maintainers aim to avoid this problem by changing the fonts names. I think Takao Fonts can be alternatives to IPA Fonts and have curiously built packages of these fonts on my home project in OBS, using examples from IPAPGothic.spec file in openSUSE:Factory repo. https://build.opensuse.org/package/show?package=takeo-fonts&project=home%3A… Since I'm not sure whether I am doing this right or not, I would be thankful if someone will review the spec file that I used for Takao Fonts packages and point out my mistakes when there are some. And, if the fonts work well, I'd propose replacing IPA Fonts with these Takao Fonts in the future release of openSUSE. Best, -- _/_/ Satoru Matsumoto - openSUSE Member - Japan _/_/ _/_/ Marketing/Weekly News/openFATE Screening Team _/_/ _/_/ mail: helios_reds_at_gmx.net / irc: HeliosReds _/_/ _/_/ http://blog.geeko.jp/author/heliosreds _/_/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-m17n+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-m17n+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-m17n] Introduce new Chinese font in openSUSE 11.3
by Ming Xi Wu 11 Feb '10

11 Feb '10

Hi all, It's important for us to provide a suitable font for Chinese user after FZSongti had been removed from openSUSE 11.1 because of license issue. So, I'll propose WenQuanYi as the default Chinese font in openSUSE 11.3. It's a free font released under GPLv2 (http://wenq.org/enindex.cgi?ZenHei%28en%29#Copyright_disclaimer_and_license for details) and have a well appearance. Ohter distributions like Ubuntu have already used this font. Now, we have almost done the packaging at M17N repo and bnc#472268 for tracking the process, I hope this can be introduced in 11.3. BR, Mingxi -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-m17n+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-m17n+help(a)opensuse.org

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