[Lohit-devel-list] [Indlinux-group] Required suggestions for adding Latin characters into Lohit fonts

[Pravin Satpute]

On 08/08/2012 01:03 PM, Guntupalli Karunakar wrote:
> On Mon, 06 Aug 2012 17:48:35 +0530
> Pravin Satpute wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>>     Lohit fonts are facing following problems due to unavailability
>> of Basic Latin characters
>> 1. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=834368#c0
>> 2. While using Lohit as a Web font if browser does not fallback to
>> default Latin font it shows as a square box.
>> 3. If default selected font in fallback not matching with Lohit
>> style, then it does not give pleasing rendering effect.
>>
>>     To avoid these problem planning to add Basic Latin support in
>> all Lohit fonts. Need your recommendation for which font we can go
>> for now.
>> 1. It should match with Lohit style
> It could help to define the style technically. ie. stem widths,
> panose (I know for Indic fonts there has not be much research on
> panose or maybe its irrelevant for it), x-heights. Also what
> proportions to keep wrt. Indic letters vs Latin Upper case and lower
> case.

Exactly.
I am planning to import shapes from Liberation Sans and modify it as per
Lohit Style.
>
> AksharYogini font has latin set in it. You could study that or other
> fonts which cover both ranges.
 
Good pointer, We now have good set of OFL fonts, will take a look at them.

Thanks,
Pravin Satpute