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== Detailed Description ==
== Detailed Description ==
This proposal is to change the default fonts for CJK to Google Noto. typefaces and the size consumptions will be changed as the follow. please note that the size consumptions are figured out from the font file size:
This proposal is to change the default fonts for CJK to Google Noto and all CJK fonts will be unified into one OpenType collection format file per weight-variants. typefaces and the size consumptions will be changed as the follow. please note that the size consumptions are figured out from the font file size:


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! Language !! Sans-serif !! Serif !! Monospace
! Language !! Sans-serif !! Serif !! Monospace
|-
|-
| ja || VL Gothic -> || Example
| ja || VL Gothic -> Noto Sans CJK JP || (No default serif) -> Noto Serif CJK JP || VL Gothic -> Noto Sans Mono CJK JP
|-
|-
| ko || Example || Example
| ko || NanumGothic -> Noto Sans CJK KR || (No default serif) -> Noto Serif CJK KR || (No default monospace) -> Noto Sans Mono CJK KR
|-
|-
| zh-CN || Example || Example
| zh-CN || Source Han Sans CN -> Noto Sans CJK SC || Source Han Serif CN -> Noto Serif CJK SC || Source Han Sans CN -> Noto Sans Mono CJK SC
|-
|-
| zh-TW || Example || Example
| zh-TW || Source Han Sans TW -> Noto Sans CJK TC || Source Han Serif TW -> Noto Serif CJK TC || Source Han Sans TW -> Noto Sans Mono CJK TC
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
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! \ !! ja !! ko !! zh-CN !! zh-TW !! Total
|-
| f28 || 3.9M || 13.8M || 133.1M || 77.4M || 228.2M
|-
| f29 || - || - || - || - || 288M
|}
|}
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== Benefit to Fedora ==
== Benefit to Fedora ==
This change will provides better quality of rendering for all of CJK characters. we will have default serif and monospace fonts for Japanese and Korean and keep consistensies in look among those typefaces.


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== Scope ==
== Scope ==
* Proposal owners:
* Proposal owners:
** Update packages with the proper priority of fontconfig config files.
** Update fonts group in comps
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== How To Test ==
== How To Test ==
* Check if the default font is changed to Noto:
** ja
*** LANG=ja_JP.UTF-8 fc-match sans-serif
*** LANG=ja_JP.UTF-8 fc-match serif
*** LANG=ja_JP.UTF-8 fc-match monospace
** ko
*** LANG=ko_KR.UTF-8 fc-match sans-serif
*** LANG=ko_KR.UTF-8 fc-match serif
*** LANG=ko_KR.UTF-8 fc-match monospace
** zh-cn
*** LANG=zh_CN.UTF-8 fc-match sans-serif
*** LANG=zh_CN.UTF-8 fc-match serif
*** LANG=zh_CN.UTF-8 fc-match monospace
** zh-tw
*** LANG=zh_TW.UTF-8 fc-match sans-serif
*** LANG=zh_TW.UTF-8 fc-match serif
*** LANG=zh_TW.UTF-8 fc-match monospace
* Check applications if they render CJK characters with the expected fonts
** GTK+ apps like gedit, gnome-terminal
** Qt apps like kate, konsole
** X/Xft apps like xterm
** Others like LibreOffice, firefox...
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== User Experience ==
== User Experience ==
Users will see better quality of rendering for CJK characters on applications and on desktops.
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Revision as of 11:15, 15 June 2018


CJK Default Fonts To Noto

Summary

Changes the default fonts for CJK to Google Noto.

Owner

Current status

  • Targeted release: Fedora 29
  • Last updated: 2018-06-15
  • Tracker bug: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>

Detailed Description

This proposal is to change the default fonts for CJK to Google Noto and all CJK fonts will be unified into one OpenType collection format file per weight-variants. typefaces and the size consumptions will be changed as the follow. please note that the size consumptions are figured out from the font file size:

Language Sans-serif Serif Monospace
ja VL Gothic -> Noto Sans CJK JP (No default serif) -> Noto Serif CJK JP VL Gothic -> Noto Sans Mono CJK JP
ko NanumGothic -> Noto Sans CJK KR (No default serif) -> Noto Serif CJK KR (No default monospace) -> Noto Sans Mono CJK KR
zh-CN Source Han Sans CN -> Noto Sans CJK SC Source Han Serif CN -> Noto Serif CJK SC Source Han Sans CN -> Noto Sans Mono CJK SC
zh-TW Source Han Sans TW -> Noto Sans CJK TC Source Han Serif TW -> Noto Serif CJK TC Source Han Sans TW -> Noto Sans Mono CJK TC
\ ja ko zh-CN zh-TW Total
f28 3.9M 13.8M 133.1M 77.4M 228.2M
f29 - - - - 288M

Benefit to Fedora

This change will provides better quality of rendering for all of CJK characters. we will have default serif and monospace fonts for Japanese and Korean and keep consistensies in look among those typefaces.


Scope

  • Proposal owners:
    • Update packages with the proper priority of fontconfig config files.
    • Update fonts group in comps
  • Other developers: 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:
    • ja
      • LANG=ja_JP.UTF-8 fc-match sans-serif
      • LANG=ja_JP.UTF-8 fc-match serif
      • LANG=ja_JP.UTF-8 fc-match monospace
    • ko
      • LANG=ko_KR.UTF-8 fc-match sans-serif
      • LANG=ko_KR.UTF-8 fc-match serif
      • LANG=ko_KR.UTF-8 fc-match monospace
    • zh-cn
      • LANG=zh_CN.UTF-8 fc-match sans-serif
      • LANG=zh_CN.UTF-8 fc-match serif
      • LANG=zh_CN.UTF-8 fc-match monospace
    • zh-tw
      • LANG=zh_TW.UTF-8 fc-match sans-serif
      • LANG=zh_TW.UTF-8 fc-match serif
      • LANG=zh_TW.UTF-8 fc-match monospace
  • Check applications if they render CJK characters with the expected fonts
    • GTK+ apps like gedit, gnome-terminal
    • Qt apps like kate, konsole
    • X/Xft apps like xterm
    • Others like LibreOffice, firefox...


N/A (not a System Wide Change)

User Experience

Users will see better quality of rendering for CJK 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)

Release Notes

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