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Development => Linux Lite Software Development => Topic started by: Jerry on December 31, 2014, 01:16:50 PM

Title: Lite Fonts
Post by: Jerry on December 31, 2014, 01:16:50 PM
Introducing Lite Fonts - an easy way to complement your existing font set with the remainder of the stock MS fonts.

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sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install lite-fonts
If I have missed any stock MS fonts, please let me know, better still supply me with a link so I can download and add them.
We won't be adding any of your 'favorite' fonts, this is for stock MS fonts only commonly used in MS Office products, so please don't post saying "can you please add the Star Wars font to this set", or Webdings :)

This set also includes the Google Noto font set.

This package will be installed by default in LL 2.4
Title: Re: Lite Fonts
Post by: altman on December 31, 2014, 01:26:45 PM
Hard at work again Jerry !

Thanx for the fonts .
Title: Re: Lite Fonts
Post by: Scott on December 31, 2014, 05:22:41 PM
Thanks, Jerry and Happy New Year!
Title: Re: Lite Fonts
Post by: Scott on December 31, 2014, 05:26:05 PM
A couple people asked me exactly what fonts the lite-fonts package contains so I thought I'd share the information with the forum. Happy New Year to all!

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scott@laptop:~/Downloads$ dpkg -c lite-fonts_1.0-0010-linuxlite_all.deb
 
drwxrwxr-x jerry/jerry       0 2014-12-31 09:58 ./
drwxrwxr-x jerry/jerry       0 2014-12-31 09:43 ./usr/
drwxrwxr-x jerry/jerry       0 2014-12-31 09:43 ./usr/share/
drwxrwxr-x jerry/jerry       0 2014-12-31 09:43 ./usr/share/fonts/
drwxrwxr-x jerry/jerry       0 2014-12-31 09:43 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/
drwxrwxr-x jerry/jerry       0 2014-12-31 09:58 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/
-rw------- jerry/jerry   98520 2005-12-18 15:27 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/consola.ttf
-rw-rw-r-- jerry/jerry  151000 2014-12-31 09:23 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/ANTQUAB.TTF
-rw-rw-r-- jerry/jerry  155528 2014-12-31 09:23 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/BKANT.TTF
-rw-rw-r-- jerry/jerry  141408 2014-12-31 09:23 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/ARIALNI.TTF
-rw-rw-r-- jerry/jerry  135984 2014-12-31 09:23 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/framd.ttf
-rwxr-x--- jerry/jerry  190044 2014-09-17 20:20 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/DroidSans.ttf
-rw-rw-r-- jerry/jerry   11560 2014-12-30 12:57 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/LICENSE.txt
-rw------- jerry/jerry  306000 2006-08-08 19:13 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/constani.ttf
-rw-rw-r-- jerry/jerry  115068 2014-12-31 09:23 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/lucon.ttf
-rw-rw-r-- jerry/jerry   59636 2014-12-31 09:23 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/lsansi.ttf
-rw-rw-r-- jerry/jerry  370884 2014-12-30 12:57 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/NotoSerif-Bold.ttf
-rw------- jerry/jerry  210788 2006-08-08 19:13 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/corbelb.ttf
-rw-rw-r-- jerry/jerry  188988 2014-12-31 09:23 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/GARAIT.TTF
-rw-rw-r-- jerry/jerry  415132 2014-12-30 12:57 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/NotoSans-Bold.ttf
-rw-rw-r-- jerry/jerry  138568 2014-12-31 09:23 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/ARIALNBI.TTF
-rw------- jerry/jerry  352736 2006-09-10 17:12 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/calibri.ttf
-rw------- jerry/jerry  110268 2005-12-18 15:27 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/consolaz.ttf
-rw------- jerry/jerry  104144 2005-12-18 15:27 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/consolai.ttf
-rw-rw-r-- jerry/jerry  152844 2014-12-31 09:23 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/framdit.ttf
-rw-rw-r-- jerry/jerry  355680 2014-12-31 09:23 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/tahomabd.ttf
-rw------- jerry/jerry  161644 2006-08-08 19:13 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/candara.ttf
-rw------- jerry/jerry  205016 2006-08-08 19:13 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/corbel.ttf
-rw------- jerry/jerry  362524 2006-09-10 17:12 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/calibrii.ttf
-rw-rw-r-- jerry/jerry  383804 2014-12-31 09:23 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/tahoma.ttf
-rw-rw-r-- jerry/jerry   60664 2014-12-31 09:23 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/lsansdi.ttf
-rw------- jerry/jerry  317724 2006-08-08 19:13 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/constanb.ttf
-rw-rw-r-- jerry/jerry   54320 2014-12-31 09:23 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/lsansd.ttf
-rw------- jerry/jerry  100436 2005-12-18 15:27 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/consolab.ttf
-rw------- jerry/jerry 1090456 2006-09-26 02:12 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/cambria.ttf
-rw------- jerry/jerry  367620 2006-09-10 17:12 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/calibriz.ttf
-rw------- jerry/jerry  336812 2006-08-08 19:14 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/cambriai.ttf
-rw-rw-r-- jerry/jerry  196616 2014-12-31 09:23 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/GARA.TTF
-rw-rw-r-- jerry/jerry  198604 2014-12-31 09:23 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/GARABD.TTF
-rw------- jerry/jerry  331916 2006-09-26 02:12 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/cambriab.ttf
-rw------- jerry/jerry  326024 2006-08-08 19:13 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/cambriaz.ttf
-rw-rw-r-- jerry/jerry  279268 2014-12-30 12:57 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/NotoSans-Italic.ttf
-rw-rw-r-- jerry/jerry  139128 2014-12-31 09:23 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/ARIALNB.TTF
-rw-rw-r-- jerry/jerry  333656 2014-12-30 12:57 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/NotoSerif-BoldItalic.ttf
-rw-rw-r-- jerry/jerry  350668 2014-12-30 12:57 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/NotoSerif-Regular.ttf
-rw------- jerry/jerry  313880 2006-08-08 19:13 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/constan.ttf
-rw------- jerry/jerry  165928 2006-08-08 19:13 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/candaraz.ttf
-rw-rw-r-- jerry/jerry  220172 2014-12-31 09:23 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/REFSAN.TTF
-rw------- jerry/jerry  209852 2006-08-08 19:13 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/corbeli.ttf
-rw-rw-r-- jerry/jerry   58740 2014-12-31 09:23 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/lsans.ttf
-rw-rw-r-- jerry/jerry  323980 2014-12-31 09:23 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/l_10646.ttf
-rw-rw-r-- jerry/jerry  290436 2014-12-30 12:57 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/NotoSans-BoldItalic.ttf
-rw-rw-r-- jerry/jerry  150416 2014-12-31 09:23 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/ANTQUABI.TTF
-rw------- jerry/jerry  167764 2006-08-08 19:13 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/candarai.ttf
-rw-rw-r-- jerry/jerry  134200 2014-12-31 09:23 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/ARIALN.TTF
-rw------- jerry/jerry  217308 2006-08-08 19:13 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/corbelz.ttf
-rw------- jerry/jerry  164904 2006-08-08 19:13 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/candarab.ttf
-rw-rw-r-- jerry/jerry  149092 2014-12-31 09:23 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/ANTQUAI.TTF
-rw-rw-r-- jerry/jerry 23275812 2014-12-31 09:23 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/ARIALUNI.TTF
-rw------- jerry/jerry   351544 2006-09-10 17:12 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/calibrib.ttf
-rw------- jerry/jerry   313044 2006-08-08 19:13 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/constanz.ttf
-rw-rw-r-- jerry/jerry   414820 2014-12-30 12:57 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/NotoSans-Regular.ttf
-rw-rw-r-- jerry/jerry   323188 2014-12-30 12:57 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/NotoSerif-Italic.ttf
-rwxr-x--- jerry/jerry   191032 2014-09-17 20:20 ./usr/share/fonts/truetype/litefonts/DroidSans-Bold.ttf
Title: Re: Lite Fonts
Post by: Jerry on December 31, 2014, 10:23:04 PM
From a fresh install with lite-fonts added, this will be the fonts available:

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Andale Mono
Arial
Arial Black
Arial Narrow
Arial Unicode
Bitstream Charter
Book Antiqua
Calibri
Cambria
Candara
Century Schoolbook L
Comic Sans
Consolas
Constantia
Corbel
Courier
Courier New
DejaVu Sans
Dingbats
Droid Sans
Franklin Gothic Medium
FreeMono
FreeSans
Garamond
Georgia
Gothic Medium
Impact
Liberation Mono
Liberation Sans
Liberation Sans
Liberation Sans Narrow
Liberation Serif
Lucida Console
Lucida Sans
Lucida Sans Unicode
MS Reference Sans Serif
Nimbus Mono L
Nimbus Roman No9 L
Nimbus Sans L
Noto Sans
Noto Serif
OpenSymbol
Standard Symbols L
Symbol
Tahoma
Times New Roman
Trebuchet
URW Bookman L
URW Chancery L
URW Gothic L
URW Palladio L
Verdana
Webdings
Title: Re: Lite Fonts
Post by: anon222 on January 01, 2015, 01:42:49 AM
Microsoft is going to shut  down Linux Lite if lite-fonts are embeded into an os.
I remembered why Ubuntu didn't add them. So I googled a bit and found several threads on this.
I'm just going to paste what I found because I don't like typing on the phone. :)
"msttcorefonts is considered globally legal for installation because the license for the fonts allow them to be installed and by omission, installed on non-Windows operating systems, without a Windows license.

In short: It's not a case of copyright law because Microsoft allows the redistribution of the font installers and it allows users to install the fonts (regardless of OS).

It does not allow for redistribution of the TTF font files on their own, so, for example, it would not allow for a distribution like Ubuntu to include them by default.

Sidebar: The newer (Vista-era) fonts like Consolas, Segoe, Cambria, Candara have explicit "only for Windows" junk in their licenses, but these fonts aren't included in msttcorefonts so that doesn't matter."
Title: Re: Lite Fonts
Post by: Jerry on January 01, 2015, 04:29:05 AM
I'm fully cognisant of the situation with MS fonts, many OS's bundle things like flash and java, other proprietary software in their OS and noone bothers with them because the linux only has 1% of the Desktop market. You can imagine what infinitesimal fraction LL is of that 1% :)
Title: Re: Lite Fonts
Post by: anon222 on January 01, 2015, 08:13:45 AM
Well, Adobe supported linux until recently and most distros use openjdk which is an open source java implementation.
I see what you mean. Microsoft is unlikely to take any actions if their stocks drop for 1.000.000 of a % the day lunux lite ships.
I don't trust them, they closed so many companies.
Lets hope the good old MS forgot all about Lindows. :)

Happy new year Jerry.
Title: Re: Lite Fonts
Post by: Wirezfree on January 01, 2015, 09:19:36 AM
LindowsOS...
OMG I remember and looked it up 14 years ago
http://www.out-law.com/page-4723 (http://www.out-law.com/page-4723)
Title: Re: Lite Fonts
Post by: altman on January 01, 2015, 10:16:40 AM
Changed the Terminal Fonts to Noto Sans for a change , looks great .
Title: Re: Lite Fonts
Post by: somewhereman on January 23, 2016, 06:27:36 AM
i think this is the most recent font topic,
but if you would like a new one started feel free to move this post

if you would like to add fonts to use in Lite:

i have a package of open source fonts from my windows daze,
and just uploaded them straight into usr/share/fonts in a new folder i made called 'newfonts'
opened libre office & inkscape, and they were all there and worked (ttf and otf files)

i mainly use font squirrel for fonts,
good selection and free for personal and commercial endeavors
Title: Re: Lite Fonts
Post by: Lynne on January 23, 2016, 06:41:17 PM
i mainly use font squirrel for fonts,
good selection and free for personal and commercial endeavors

I enjoy different fonts so this is great for me. Thank you very much.

...  :)