http://blog.gmane.org/gmane.comp.freedesktop.fonts hourly 1 1901-01-01T00:00+00:00 http://gmane.org/img/gmane-25t.png http://gmane.org http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.freedesktop.fonts/3260 <pre>Hello, Here is a draft for a summary concerning the emerging projects around Libre typography. As this is an open text, feel free to correct and complete it. This text could be used as LGM report as well. http://titanpad.com/lgm13-typography Cheers, Raphaël Bastide raphaelbastide.com </pre> Raphaël Bastide 2013-04-16T09:38:19 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.freedesktop.fonts/3258 <pre>Hey list, After discussion this afternoon at LGM Madrid with Nathan and Dave, I have the following proposal for the OpenFontLibrary website: let's add more categories! More precisely, the common categories used by AtypI (VOX-ATypI classification) as well as the British Standards Classification of Typefaces (BS 2961:1967). More details here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vox-ATypI_classification What's currently on the website: Blackletter · 4 Dingbat · 12 Display · 38 Handwriting · 39 Monospaced · 12 Sans-serif · 63 Serif · 54 What should be therefore added: Humanist Serif (or Humanist Classical) Garalde (examples: EB Garamond, Crimson, Sorts Mill Goudy) Transitional (example: Open Baskerville) Didone (example: ADF Berenis) Mechanistic or Slab Serif (example: Le Patin Helvete) Grotesque (example: Lil Grotesk) Neo-grotesque (examples: Chivo, Karla, News Cycle) Geometric (examples: Futura Renner, Didact Gothic, Tex Gyre Adventor) Humanist Sans-serif (or Humanist Lineal) (examples: DejaVu, Lato) Fro</pre> Manuel Schmalstieg 2013-04-11T23:32:02 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.freedesktop.fonts/3257 <pre>We're just getting started, but feel free to join: http://piratepad.net/9yWPMBaJWE </pre> Nathan Willis 2013-04-11T12:55:12 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.freedesktop.fonts/3254 <pre>⤹⟷...⟺...⇄...sorry for cross-posting...⇄...⟺...⟷⤸ -----&gt; Announcing Libre Graphics magazine issue 2.1 &lt;----- This February, Libre Graphics magazine (http://libregraphicsmag.com/) has reached a major milestone. We have published and shipped issue 2.1, the first number in our second volume. Titled "Localization/Internationalisation," this issue explores the unique problems of non-latin type, the hyper-localisation of custom clothing patterns and international visual languages, among other topics. Launched at FOSDEM, this issue marks the beginning of our second volume of publication, and heralds our move towards an increasingly critical slant. Exploring not just how Free/Libre Open Source Software can be used to create high quality art and design, in volume 2, we see a growing emphasis on the cultural and social issues around F/LOSS and Free Culture. With 2.1, we discuss issues of regionality. We are currently seeking submissions (http://libregraphicsmag.com/2013/02/gendering-flo</pre> Ricardo Lafuente 2013-02-28T16:25:58 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.freedesktop.fonts/3252 <pre>I proposed a workshop/hack-a-thon session for Libre Graphics Meeting (April 10-13 2013 in Madrid) dedicated to cataloging (and, with luck, importing) as many open fonts as we can find into the OFLB db -- over the course of 2 hours, anyway. Obviously we've had a lot of discussions over the past year or so about what OFLB does, what it can or can't do, and how we might get it to do those things. This is orthogonal to that; my interest is just in making a concerted full-court push to capture as much info out there as we can. If OFLB gets a reboot on a new platform, that's great; I'd just like it to pick up a lot of additional records in the meantime, since we know they're out there. The hard part is undoubtedly finding and organizing the list of fonts -- especially individuals not listed in GWF or a foundry project. That includes verifying an acceptable license, which is not a given. From there, it will be deciding on the correct categorization (and other metadata, like "description"). It is possible the</pre> Nathan Willis 2013-02-15T19:48:38 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.freedesktop.fonts/3250 <pre>Only 5 days left to propose your talk for the Libre Graphics Meeting 2013: Future Tools!! *Call for presentations* The Libre Graphics Meeting is looking for in-depth presentations on Libre Graphics technologies, showcases of excellent work made using Libre Graphics tools and new ideas for future approaches, tools and standards. CFP: http://libregraphicsmeeting.org/2013/call-for-presentations Deadline: 15 February 2013 *The Libre Graphics Meeting needs your support* Please help us bring developers to Madrid for the Libre Graphics Meeting 2013: Future Tools. We aim to raise 10.000$ to support volunteer developers and presenters that would otherwise be unable to journey to Madrid. Your donation will be used for travel only and every contribution counts! http://pledgie.com/campaigns/19064 *Sign up for LGM* The event gathers developers and designers from all over the world to work together on the many different tools in the Free, Libre and Open Source toolbox. LGM is free to attend and open to all. Regist</pre> Femke Snelting 2013-02-10T22:35:15 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.freedesktop.fonts/3249 <pre>*Developers and users meet at the Libre Graphics Meeting in Madrid* Libre Graphics Meeting 2013: Future Tools will take place from Wednesday 10th to Saturday 13th April in Madrid, Spain. The 8th LGM will be held at Medialab Prado's brand new building in the center of Madrid, La Serreria Belga. The event brings together developers and designers from all over the world to work on the many different tools in the Free, Libre and Open Source toolbox. http://libregraphicsmeeting.org *Call for presentations* The Libre Graphics Meeting is looking for in-depth presentations on Libre Graphics technologies, showcases of excellent work made using Libre Graphics tools and new ideas for future approaches, tools and standards. Call for presentations: http://libregraphicsmeeting.org/2013/call-for-presentations Deadline: 15 February 2013 *Sign up for LGM2013* LGM is free to attend and open to all! Registration is not required but it would be nice to know who will be there in Madrid, next spring. Register here: http:/</pre> Femke Snelting 2013-01-19T12:16:35 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.freedesktop.fonts/3224 <pre>Hi all, Dave Crossland's recent email reply has indicated that OFLB (and Aiki) is no longer being actively developed, and he has suggested Django or Drupal as a basis for future development. I am not only an amateur font designer but also a senior Drupal developer. I've led teams in development of dot-gov Drupal sites as well as in the private sector. I'd be willing to take the development lead in getting this project off the ground if there's sufficient community interest and support. Any takers? Cheers, Daniel </pre> Daniel Johnson 2012-12-03T15:31:26 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.freedesktop.fonts/3222 <pre>Hello, My name is Ahmed, and I'm really love OFL project : ) I want to add some Arabic fonts to project site, it aren't my fonts but licensed under FOSS license (of course with reference to the original designer), Can I do? On the other hand, why there is no way to sort fonts by languages? i.e. I wanna see Japanese fonts on the site (not just search), how I do this? And thank you for your efforts : ) </pre> Ahmed M. AbouZaid 2012-11-30T17:57:16 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.freedesktop.fonts/3219 <pre>Hi! I hope that people interested in libre licensed non-latin fonts might consider working with me on a short article - or perhaps a pretty 'poster' design that shows off their favorite libre font - for the next issue of Libre Graphics Magazine :-) http://libregraphicsmag.com/2012/05/localisationinternationalization-issue-2-1-call-for-submissions/ Cheers, Dave </pre> Dave Crossland 2012-10-19T02:07:14 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.freedesktop.fonts/3218 <pre>Hi! If you can work in London and are interested in font engineering employment then please email me offlist for more details :-) Type of skills required: Python programming, understanding (or potential for quickly learning) OpenType features and shaping, FontForge, and RoboFab. Location details: London office Type of employer: Employment in a UK Limited Company Minimum salary: £26,630–£37,350pa, depending on experience and skills Cheers Dave </pre> Dave Crossland 2012-09-27T17:17:17 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.freedesktop.fonts/3214 <pre>Hi! Does anyone have any resources to recommend on font family naming conventions? :-) </pre> Dave Crossland 2012-09-18T01:38:26 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.freedesktop.fonts/3210 <pre>Hi! "as designers become more used to designing for a digital world, could the future of typography lie in open source, sharing, modifications and discussion?" - http://www.eyemagazine.com/feature/article/free-for-all :-D Cheers, Dave </pre> Dave Crossland 2012-09-03T16:32:34 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.freedesktop.fonts/3208 <pre>Hello, at http://openfontlibrary.org/en/search?query=Avestan my Avestan Font AHURAMAZDA is not very well presented in it's appearance. Only But it should be like this: In former Versions of Open Font Library I could show all the Avestan glyphs. But now I do not know how to manage this. Kind regards, Ernst Tremel </pre> Ernst Tremel 2012-08-15T14:10:46 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.freedesktop.fonts/3184 <pre>http://blogs.adobe.com/typblography/2012/08/source-sans-pro.html </pre> Dave Crossland 2012-08-02T16:30:53 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.freedesktop.fonts/3181 <pre>Hi, can some people on this list help by blogging about open font library 0.5 and spreading the news? We can do dev all day until we are blue in the face, but who cares if no one knows about the work. If anyone on this list with a blog or access to some twitter or facebook or identi.ca can help, would appreciate promoting the release: Here is our blog post about the release: http://fabricatorz.com/2012/07/open-font-library-release-0-5 Who else can help blog and spread the word about this? https://twitter.com/openfontlibrary/status/222411763868639232 https://twitter.com/openfontlibrary/status/222503545243570177 Geez, we only have 52 followers on twitter. Maybe no one cares about this project? Is that possible? Also, if you guys have not seen, http://freebassel.org. Bassel, the inventor of Aiki Framework has been detained in Syria for &gt; 4 months without a reason! We need to fight hard to get him out, get more publicity for the project and grow! Cheerz Jon </pre> Jon Phillips 2012-07-12T01:57:57 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.freedesktop.fonts/3168 <pre>Hi! http://fatfonts.org Curious - I expect an OpenType feature would make it work better for number larger than 9 :-) </pre> Dave Crossland 2012-06-24T14:29:02 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.freedesktop.fonts/3163 <pre>(http://ie.microsoft.com/testdrive/Graphics/opentype/) I get this error message with MSIE on that page: Hi! You are viewing this site in a browser that doesn't support OpenType. If you want the real deal, get a browser that supports OpenType like Internet Explorer 10+ or Firefox 8+. Apparently to get a copy of MSIE 10 which will do this, I need to be using Windows 8 Beta. The page looks great in FireFox. </pre> Fontfreedom-YDxpq3io04c< at >public.gmane.org 2012-06-17T23:45:00 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.freedesktop.fonts/3161 <pre>Hi Microsoft has some nice demo pages of OT features on the web: http://ie.microsoft.com/testdrive/Graphics/opentype/ Cheers, Dave </pre> Dave Crossland 2012-06-16T09:07:34 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.freedesktop.fonts/3160 <pre>Hi all, I tried to add my first OFLB font[1] today, and I have some questions/remarks. I provide special web version of my fonts that is a bit optimised to have smaller file size than the regular version (my omitting stuff not needed on the web like glyph names etc.), following the open font sources template[2] I put them under web subdirectory, but OFLB seems to to have any special handling of this and reads both web and non web files duplicating every style in the font. Now, to work around this I uploaded a new ZIP with only the web version, but I don't want to people to be using that on desktop apps (it will result in poorly copyable PDF's for example). It seems I'm the only one using the, what I thought, recommended layout. I also provide WOFF and EOT files, but they are ignored (the generated CSS is using the TTF files only). Another issue is that the Character Map listing is near useless, it is only showing Latin letters and few punctuation marks, not very useful for a mainly Arabic font. Also the </pre> Khaled Hosny 2012-05-23T06:05:44 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.freedesktop.fonts/3158 <pre>Hi team, We are gearing up for another software sprint on the Open Font Library. We've been seeing some interesting uploads recently, and we want to make it even easier for people to contribute to and learn about the site. Our broad goals for the next release are to: 1) increase user participation and retention in the site 2) improve communication between members and developers, and among all users 3) open up access to the translation tool and promote translation of the site A lot of the focus on this release will be on the Guidebook ( http://openfontlibrary.org/guidebook) and our new Translation Tool which is ready to be used, and which will allow us to make the Open Font Library available in multiple langauges. We have a lot of issues currently on our tracker: https://launchpad.net/openfontlibrary/+milestone/0.5 However, for this first iteration will mainly be focusing on bugs and blueprints related to the three goals I mentioned above. We will definitely like your help in getting more designers, fon</pre> Christopher Adams 2012-05-22T16:05:21 Search the mailing list at Gmane query http://search.gmane.org/?group=$group=gmane.comp.freedesktop.fonts