Re: OpenJDK6 and NetBeans: Who can use non-English fonts on NetBeans?

[Daichi GOTO <daichi_(_at_)_freebsd_(_dot_)_org>]

Brian Gardner wrote:
> That's fine.  Currently it doesn't appear to install the 
> fontconfig.properties file all together.  Based on everybody comments 
> here are my suggestions, I'm not sure it's entirely possible. 1) place a 
> default fontconfig.properties upsteam (bsd-port/jdk7, and my patch) that 
> relies only on completely free, GNUV2, or other less restrictive licenses.
> 2) in the port Makefile detect when the system langaunge is Japanese or 
> when japanese fonts are installed, and add the default free font 
> japenese/vlgothic as a runtime prereq.  Also add a configure option to 
> use the ipa_fonts, that would add the japanese/ipa-ttfonts as a runtime 
> prereq and adds a special version fontconfig.properties that utilizes 
> these fonts.  This could even be the default if the Japanese openjdk6 
> community decided this was best.

I think above your voice are valid and applicative :)

ex, port Makefile knob like WITH_FONT_VLGOTHIC (default),
WITH_FONT_IPAFONT (if user set it) or something like that
are useful, you know?

# In all honesty, font quality of vlgothic as japanese font
# is awful. When possible I want to prevent to use it anyway.

> Daichi GOTO wrote:
> > Maho NAKATA wrote:
> > > Hi Daichi-kun and Brian,
> > >
> > > Brian: I'd like to include Daichi-san's patch for fixing Japanese 
> > > font issue.
> > > Please approve.
> > >
> > > From: Daichi GOTO <daichi_(_at_)_freebsd_(_dot_)_org>
> > > Subject: Re: OpenJDK6 and NetBeans: Who can use non-English fonts on 
> > > NetBeans?
> > > Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:06:48 +0900
> > >
> > > > How about integrate my included fontconfig.properties
> > > > to OpenJDK6 ports as a patch usder java/openjdk6/files?
> > > > I guess not bad suggestion ;-)
> > >
> > > Daichi-kun, no problem. Have you signed to SCA so that your patch can
> > > be integrated into the upstream?
> >
> > Give me a way how to sign up that :)  Can I complete that on-line work
> > only?  Or do I need to send real air mail?
> >
> > > Best,
> > > -- Nakata Maho http://accc.riken.jp/maho/ , http://ja.openoffice.org/
> > >    Nakata Maho's PGP public keys: http://accc.riken.jp/maho/maho.pgp.txt
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