Bug 127749 - Fonts Biolinum are different in Windows & Linux (G and O)
Summary: Fonts Biolinum are different in Windows & Linux (G and O)
Status: CLOSED NOTOURBUG
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
Version:
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6.3.1.1 rc
Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64) All
: medium normal
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Reported: 2019-09-24 21:01 UTC by FrancoisA
Modified: 2019-09-26 18:49 UTC (History)
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Description FrancoisA 2019-09-24 21:01:45 UTC
Description:
In the Linux installation (6.3.1~rc2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1~lo1) on Linuxmint, the Linux Biolinum font installed is called : Linux Biolinum O
In Windows installation, 6.3.1, The Linux Biolinum font installed is called : Linux Biolinum G.
And all documents made in each OS is not compatible with the other. But they are so similar.

It's so disappointing.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Create a ODT document on Windows with Linux Biolinum G font with LO 6.3.1
2. Open it on Linux with the same version

Actual Results:
The font Linux Biolinum is not recognized

Expected Results:
It would be great if the same font is here with the same name.


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No



Additional Info:
Comment 1 Maxim Monastirsky 2019-09-24 22:31:03 UTC
(In reply to FrancoisA from comment #0)
> Description:
> In the Linux installation (6.3.1~rc2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1~lo1) on Linuxmint, the
> Linux Biolinum font installed is called : Linux Biolinum O
> In Windows installation, 6.3.1, The Linux Biolinum font installed is called
> : Linux Biolinum G.
They are not the same. The O fonts are the original ones, whereas the G fonts are modified to include Graphite features, see https://numbertext.org/linux/.

Under Windows you get the G version, because that what is bundled with LO. Under Linux you're not using the TDF build of LO, but the build supplied by your distro, and it's their decision to not follow our font bundling. So what you get is the original O version from the system fonts-linuxlibertine package, which has nothing to do with LO. There's nothing we can do about it.

> Steps to Reproduce:
> 1. Create a ODT document on Windows with Linux Biolinum G font with LO 6.3.1
> 2. Open it on Linux with the same version
> 
> Actual Results:
> The font Linux Biolinum is not recognized
> 
> Expected Results:
> It would be great if the same font is here with the same name.
The solution is simple: Just download the G version of the font and install it on your Linux system.
Comment 2 FrancoisA 2019-09-26 18:49:47 UTC
Thank you for the quality of your answer.

It's very appreciable to have mainteners so dedicated.

Thanks a lot.