[opensuse-packaging] Web Font Formats: Where to install?
Hi, during my font packaging for M17N:fonts, I've come across an installation issue for Web fonts. For example, let's consider the St Marie[1] font. It is such a "Web font"[2] and is published in several Web font formats as SVG[3], EOT[4], and Woff[5]. The current root directory to search for fonts is /usr/share/fonts. It contains several subdirectories whereas truetype and Type1 are certainly the best known/most used. But... there is no directory for SVG, EOT, and Woff files. IMHO they should be separated, but no other dir seems to fit. Where do I install such files? Thanks! ----- References [1] http://www.behance.net/gallery/St-Marie/551975 [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_fonts [3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svg [4] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embedded_OpenType [5] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woff -- Gruß/Regards, Thomas Schraitle ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SUSE LINUX Products GmbH (o< Maxfeldstrasse 5 /\\ Documentation Specialist 90409 Nuernberg, Germany _\_v http://www.suse.com http://lizards.opensuse.org/author/thomas-schraitle/ SUSE LINUX GmbH, GF: Jeff Hawn, Jennifer Guild, Felix Imendörffer, HRB 21284 (AG Nürnberg) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-packaging+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-packaging+owner@opensuse.org
Hi, On Mon, 30 Jan 2012, Thomas Schraitle wrote:
during my font packaging for M17N:fonts, I've come across an installation issue for Web fonts.
For example, let's consider the St Marie[1] font. It is such a "Web font"[2] and is published in several Web font formats as SVG[3], EOT[4], and Woff[5].
The current root directory to search for fonts is /usr/share/fonts. It contains several subdirectories whereas truetype and Type1 are certainly the best known/most used. But... there is no directory for SVG, EOT, and Woff files.
IMHO they should be separated, but no other dir seems to fit. Where do I install such files?
Given that OpenType, Embedded OpenType and Web Open Font Format are just slightly fancy version of TrueType, the truetype/ directory seems appropriate, no need for directory inflation. I wouldn't package the svg variant at all, as they aren't really usable with normal font rendering engines (unlike truetype), it seems they were invented for embedding them (or parts of them) in webpages. Ciao, Michael. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-packaging+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-packaging+owner@opensuse.org
* Michael Matz <matz@suse.de> [2012-01-30 13:36]:
Given that OpenType, Embedded OpenType and Web Open Font Format are just slightly fancy version of TrueType,
That's not 100 % correct. There are TrueType-OTF fonts (quadratic splines), normally .ttf and Type1/Postscript-OTF (cubic splines) fonts, normally .otf. However, I think that detail is negligible for packaging. :) Regards, Bernhard -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-packaging+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-packaging+owner@opensuse.org
Hi, On Mon, 30 Jan 2012, Bernhard Walle wrote:
* Michael Matz <matz@suse.de> [2012-01-30 13:36]:
Given that OpenType, Embedded OpenType and Web Open Font Format are just slightly fancy version of TrueType,
That's not 100 % correct. There are TrueType-OTF fonts (quadratic splines), normally .ttf and Type1/Postscript-OTF (cubic splines) fonts, normally .otf.
However, I think that detail is negligible for packaging. :)
As I said, slightly fancy (which for Type1/PS actually means un-fancy ;) ) Ciao, Michael. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-packaging+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-packaging+owner@opensuse.org
At Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:01:24 +0100 (CET), Michael Matz wrote:
Hi,
On Mon, 30 Jan 2012, Bernhard Walle wrote:
* Michael Matz <matz@suse.de> [2012-01-30 13:36]:
Given that OpenType, Embedded OpenType and Web Open Font Format are just slightly fancy version of TrueType,
That's not 100 % correct. There are TrueType-OTF fonts (quadratic splines), normally .ttf and Type1/Postscript-OTF (cubic splines) fonts, normally .otf.
However, I think that detail is negligible for packaging. :)
As I said, slightly fancy (which for Type1/PS actually means un-fancy ;) )
Heh, the argument can be religious :) Installing in /usr/share/fonts/truetype would be most convenient, IMO, too, as freetype and others look up this directory as the primary location. SVG is a different thing, and I also don't think we need it. Or, if any, provide it in an individual package. Takashi -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-packaging+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-packaging+owner@opensuse.org
Hi Michael,
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IMHO they should be separated, but no other dir seems to fit. Where do I install such files?
Given that OpenType, Embedded OpenType and Web Open Font Format are just slightly fancy version of TrueType, the truetype/ directory seems appropriate, no need for directory inflation.
Ok, thanks. I'll use the truetype dir when I get my hands on Web fonts again. :)
I wouldn't package the svg variant at all, as they aren't really usable with normal font rendering engines (unlike truetype), it seems they were invented for embedding them (or parts of them) in webpages.
Yes, SVG fonts are quite... unique. Thanks for your answer. -- Gruß/Regards, Thomas Schraitle ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SUSE LINUX Products GmbH (o< Maxfeldstrasse 5 /\\ Documentation Specialist 90409 Nuernberg, Germany _\_v http://www.suse.com http://lizards.opensuse.org/author/thomas-schraitle/ SUSE LINUX GmbH, GF: Jeff Hawn, Jennifer Guild, Felix Imendörffer, HRB 21284 (AG Nürnberg) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-packaging+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-packaging+owner@opensuse.org
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