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[Request] `ttf-unifont`, `bdf-unifont-extra` and other `*-unifont` variants #2237

Open REmerald opened 1 year ago

REmerald commented 1 year ago

Link to the package base(s) in the AUR

ttf-unifont ttf-unifont-csur bdf-unifont-extra unifont pcf-unifont-extra otb-unifont

Utility this package has for you

To make grub text bigger without reducing the resolution; to use the grub font in the desktop environment.

Do you consider the package(s) to be useful for every Chaotic-AUR user?

YES!

Do you consider the package to be useful for feature testing/preview?

Have you tested if the package builds in a clean chroot?

Does the package's license allow redistributing it?

YES!

Have you searched the issues to ensure this request is unique?

Have you read the README to ensure this package is not banned?

More information

We already have bdf-unifont in the repo, so why don't we include the other unifont variants?

They are extremely helpful and useful for the reasons above.

xiota commented 10 months ago

Some of unifont packages are being reorganized, so time to review which to keep / replace / drop.

What is the purpose of each file format – pcf, psf, otb, bdf? Would it be worthwhile to replace the ttf with otf?

xiota commented 10 months ago

AUR dropped some related packages, so easier to drop all now and add back later after figuring it out. Based on metrics, an otf or ttf package will be brought back.

There are multiple unifont packages all downloading and repackaging parts of the same source tarball. So this might be worth making a custom pkgbuild.

xiota commented 2 days ago

Current metrics: