http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18928
Summary: RFE: add a gfx preview to font packages
Product: PackageKit
Version: unspecified
Platform: Other
OS/Version: All
Status: NEW
Severity: normal
Priority: medium
Component: General
AssignedTo: richard(a)hughsie.com
ReportedBy: nicolas.mailhot(a)laposte.net
CC: fedora-fonts-bugs-list(a)redhat.com
The best way for a user to select a font is to show it to him.
For this reason font sites commonly provide bitmap preview images or so-called
specimen files (typically in PDF form) that showcase the font capabilities.
http://gonzo.uni-weimar.de/~gerner/fonts/YanoneKaffeesatz.pdf
http://www.ascendercorp.com/pdf/Droid_fonts.pdf
Packagekit should do the same.
The image should be a pangram
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pangrams
in the main unicode blocks the font supports
The specimen may include unicode coverage info, glyph table, etc
For more info ask on fedora-fonts-list at
redhat.com
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