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Re: [PATCH] Make the unifont FONT_SOURCE configurable as --with-unifont=
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Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko |
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Re: [PATCH] Make the unifont FONT_SOURCE configurable as --with-unifont=FILE |
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Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:32:27 +0200 |
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On 18.04.2012 11:27, Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko wrote:
> On 06.04.2012 19:37, Mads Kiilerich wrote:
>> Fonts might be located in different locations,
> If so, please supply the relevant locations. It's usually a bad idea to
> make user to think about where a file X is located on his system.
>> and the default fonts (Unifont and DejaVu Sans)
>> are not available on all systems or other fonts might be preferred.
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> There are reasons why exactly these fonts are chosen and their use in
> GRUB differs.
> Unifont is chosen for comprehensive BMP coverage,
And also it's a monospace font used for terminal, you can't replace it
with a proportional font.
> while DejaVu Sans was
> chosen as a part of starfield theme design.
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Regards
Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko
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