Package: lout-common Version: 3.30-1 Severity: wishlist
Hi, The `lout' package lacks support for easily making it benefit from other fonts that get installed on the system. Ideally, `lout' (or rather `lout-common') should provide a `lout.defoma' script so that Defoma can know about it. Such a script should be able to add/remove @FontDef entries from Lout's `fontdefs.ld' database (in a way similar to how several packages modify `inetd.conf') and run `lout -x'. Otherwise, it could simply create a new font database file (e.g. `cm-fonts.ld' for Computer Modern, etc.) for each new font package, although this is much less elegant. Obviously, the script should also create/remove a symlink to the AFM file of each new font in /usr/share/lout/font. For details, see http://snark.niif.spb.su/~uwe/lout/essays/1365.fonts.txt (the `fontdef' thing is outdated). Unfortunately, while there are lots of `ttf-*' packages and `xfonts-*' packages, there aren't many Type1 font packages. The `lmodern' package (which would be very useful), for instance, is currently too dependent on TeX so it may need to either be fixed (e.g. split into two packages) or we could create a `lout-font-lmodern' package. Thanks, Ludovic. -- System Information: Debian Release: 3.0 APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable') Architecture: powerpc (ppc) Kernel: Linux 2.2.20-pmac Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR (charmap=ISO-8859-1) Versions of packages lout-common depends on: ii lout 3.30-1 Typesetting system, an alternative -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
