Comment 27 for bug 1153188

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Shabbir Ahmed (shabbir1282) wrote : Re: [Bug 1153188] Re: Urdu with better support: Default Fonts, Kbd Layout

thanks alot give some time for testing :).

On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 4:59 PM, Gunnar Hjalmarsson <email address hidden>wrote:

> Abdellah / Shabbir,
>
> I have talked with Sebastien Bacher on IRC, and we consider that the
> proposed changes (see comment #18) are uploaded to Ubuntu 13.04.
>
> However, since the changes affect all Urdu speaking users, can you
> please provide some kind of testcase that shows how the rendering of
> Urdu text is improved through the changes. I'm not sure how this is best
> done; maybe in the form of screenshots before/after.
>
> It would be great if you could provide something that makes us more
> confident that the proposed changes is a step in the right direction.
>
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> Title:
> Urdu with better support: Default Fonts, Kbd Layout
>
> Status in Fontconfig - Font Configuration Library:
> Confirmed
> Status in “fontconfig” package in Ubuntu:
> In Progress
> Status in “fonts-nafees” package in Ubuntu:
> In Progress
> Status in “fonts-nafees” package in Debian:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> Default fonts in Ubuntu show ugly Urdu text.
>
> It's better that language-selector sets "Nafees Regular" (Nafees Web
> in fonts-nafees package) as default font for all font families
> (SansSerif, Serif...except mono) used in Ubuntu.
>
> I would like to ask, if language-selector is able to set specific
> keyboard layout for Urdu for 1st time?
>
> Please Shabbir:
> Could you write here the best setting for Urdu Fonts (Using "Tweak
> Tool": Scale Factor, Hinting, Anitaliasing, Size)?
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