[Bug 477473] Please convert to new font packaging guidelines

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Tomas Smetana <tsmetana at redhat.com> changed:

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--- Comment #4 from Tomas Smetana <tsmetana at redhat.com>  2009-02-04 03:25:10 EDT ---
Tvtime contains two fonts: FreeMonoBold and tvtimeSansBold.  They're both
originate from the GNU FreeFont collection -- FreeMonoBold can be replaced by
the one we have in freefont package.  The problem is with tvtimeSansBold which
is FreeSansBold with additional glyphs used as "icons" in the OSD menus.

I'm not sure how to solve this issue properly...:

- Create tvtime fonts subpackage with the two fonts placed somewhere in
/usr/share/fonts which would have zero impact on the tvtime and its users but
the FreeMonoBold may happen to be installed twice

- Make tvtime depend on the freefont package and use both fonts from there,
which would mean that the OSD would not look so fancy (no big change in
usability though) and the user would have to install rather big font package

- Make tvtime depend on the freefont package but use only FreeMonoBold from
there and then either:
  a) have tvtimeSansBold packaged spearately
  b) have tvtimeSansBold packaged with tvtime

ad a) This solution makes little sense to me: the tvtimeSansBold has no value
for any application but tvtime and still the user would have to install 3.5 MB
freefont package

ad b) The user would have to install 3.5 MB additional fonts but FreeMonoBold
would be packaged just once and tvtime would carry its specific font with it.

Which way should I prefer?  Could you please give me some advice?

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