Bug 23359

Summary:	Same script based languages outputs same font name for fc-match
Product:	fontconfig	Reporter:	Parag <panemade>
Component:	fc-match	Assignee:	Keith Packard <keithp>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED	QA Contact:	Behdad Esfahbod <freedesktop>
Severity:	normal
Priority:	medium	CC:	freedesktop, panemade
Version:	2.7
Hardware:	Other
OS:	Linux (All)
Whiteboard:
i915 platform:		i915 features:
Bug Depends on:	23419
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Description Parag 2009-08-16 22:59:21 UTC

When started gnome desktop in Assamese language and used fc-match output is
lohit_bn.ttf: "Lohit Bengali" "Regular"
When started gnome desktop in Bengali language and used fc-match output is
lohit_bn.ttf: "Lohit Bengali" "Regular"

This is same for other similar script based languages like for Devanagari script Hindi, Marathi, Maithili, 

Output on Fedora 11, using fontconfig-2.7.1-1.fc11 for Devanagari based languages is same
LANG=hi_IN.UTF-8 fc-match
lohit_hi.ttf: "Lohit Hindi" "Regular"

LANG=mai_IN.UTF-8 fc-match
lohit_hi.ttf: "Lohit Hindi" "Regular"

LANG=mr_IN.UTF-8 fc-match
lohit_hi.ttf: "Lohit Hindi" "Regular"

LANG=kok_IN.UTF-8 fc-match
lohit_hi.ttf: "Lohit Hindi" "Regular"

LANG=ne_NP.UTF-8 fc-match
lohit_hi.ttf: "Lohit Hindi" "Regular"

LANG=ks_IN.UTF-8 fc-match
10x20.pcf: "MiscFixed" "Regular"


We have now separate fonts now in lohit-fonts package for each of the above Indic language.

Comment 1 Behdad Esfahbod 2009-08-17 13:54:04 UTC

Does your font package also install fontconfig rules to prefer different fonts for different languages?  That's where the preference comes from.  You may want to review Fedora font packaging guidelines for that.

Comment 2 Parag 2009-08-19 21:30:52 UTC

I have created 2 fontconfig rule files.
http://paragn.fedorapeople.org/66-lohit-hindi.conf
http://paragn.fedorapeople.org/66-lohit-marathi.conf

Installed them at /usr/share/fontconfig/conf.avail with link to /etc/fonts/conf.d

Removed font name entries from /etc/fonts/conf.d/65-nonlatin.conf. (I don't know 
what is use of this file and why only few font names are written there)

and tried to run
LANG=mr_IN.UTF-8 fc-match and I got 
lohit_hi.ttf: "Lohit Hindi" "Regular"


where should I look to fix above problem?

Comment 3 Behdad Esfahbod 2009-08-21 07:11:42 UTC

I suggest asking the fedora fonts list.  Sorry, busy with other stuff right now, can't go debug your config files for you.

Comment 4 Behdad Esfahbod 2009-08-26 10:54:19 UTC

This sounds like a dup of the other bug.  Should be fixed now.  The rest is not a fontconfig bug.

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