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Noto CJK fonts
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Question about some changes in font family name #151

Closed epico closed 5 years ago

epico commented 5 years ago

Recently we update the google-noto-cjk-fonts to v2.001 for Linux distribution, and we found that some new language coverage are added.

And the "Bold" and "Regular" font style are removed from font family name in OS/2 table.

Is the above changes intentional?

kenlunde commented 5 years ago

Yes. Like Noto Serif CJK from Version 1.000, the Regular weight is now style-linked to the Bold weight in the Noto Sans CJK Version 2.000 (and 2.001).

The Noto Sans CJK 2.000 (and 2.001) now includes separate fonts for Hong Kong, as a second flavor of Traditional Chinese.

epico commented 5 years ago

Yes. Like Noto Serif CJK from Version 1.000, the Regular weight is now style-linked to the Bold weight in the Noto Sans CJK Version 2.000 (and 2.001).

Sorry, I am confused.

Could you explain "style-linked" more?

kenlunde commented 5 years ago

In apps that include buttons or controls for making text bold, when the selected font is Regular, and if the text is selected to be bold, the Bold font will actually be used.

davelab6 commented 5 years ago

Closing as 'works as intended', thanks @kenlunde!

@epico please let us know if you need more clarifications on this

epico commented 5 years ago

Thanks for the answer!