Created attachment 71638 [details] the font is attached, & i will attach a screenshot of the particular letter in next comment. You can find that font easily when using Symbol feature when typing using the font named "kandy", there is an error in one letter. When we type that letter it shows as a " - " in the document.
Created attachment 71642 [details] screenshot of font for easy identification to the bug solving team
Joel - suggestions for triaging font issues? Ranith - What version of LibreOffice are you using?
Status -> NEEDINFO
first thing is first - what license is the font licensed under? If it's not libre - it needs to be taken off of FDO infra and I will ping Tollef to do that. Now: 1. Does the particular letter work in other software? 2. Version of LibreOffice So if the font is libre - we can test, if it's not, really, not much we can do about it as we don't have the rights to even download it.
the 4.1.1.2 On 11/25/2013 7:29 AM, bugzilla-daemon@freedesktop.org wrote: > Qubit <mailto:qubit@runcibility.com> changed bug 58401 > <https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=58401> > What Removed Added > CC jmadero.dev@gmail.com, qubit@runcibility.com > > *Comment # 2 <https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=58401#c2> > on bug 58401 <https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=58401> from > Qubit <mailto:qubit@runcibility.com> * > Joel - suggestions for triaging font issues? > > Ranith - What version of LibreOffice are you using? > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > You are receiving this mail because: > > * You reported the bug. >
Yes that font works in microsoft word. libre office version is 4.1.1.2 the font isnt a libre office font. tht font is our language font, it works in microsoft office On 11/25/2013 7:49 AM, bugzilla-daemon@freedesktop.org wrote: > > *Comment # 4 <https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=58401#c4> > on bug 58401 <https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=58401> from > Joel Madero <mailto:jmadero.dev@gmail.com> * > first thing is first - what license is the font licensed under? If it's not > libre - it needs to be taken off of FDO infra and I will ping Tollef to do > that. > > Now: > 1. Does the particular letter work in other software? > 2. Version of LibreOffice > > > So if the font is libre - we can test, if it's not, really, not much we can do > about it as we don't have the rights to even download it. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > You are receiving this mail because: > > * You reported the bug. >
(In reply to comment #6) > libre office version is 4.1.1.2 Version -> 4.1.1.2 release > the font isnt a libre office font. tht font is our language font, it > works in microsoft office Ok. Ranith - Does this problem occur with other Sinhala fonts, or just this one? Changing Status -> UNCONFIRMED
That doesn't answer if it's a libre font - if it was included with Microsoft Office - it cannot and should not be downloaded from FDO and it should be deleted immediately. Sorry to be a stickler but - it's our responsibility not to pass around fonts that we don't have the rights to do so
Also - please respond directly on the bug (not via email) :) Thanks!
Here are my results when I use a different Sinhala font: (Testing on LO Version: 4.2.0.0.beta1 + Ubuntu 12.04.3) REPRO STEPS: - Install LKLUG font http://packages.ubuntu.com/lucid/ttf-sinhala-lklug http://sinhala.sourceforge.net/ - Open up LibreOffice and select 'LKLUG' font - Typing regular latin characters works fine - Several nearby Unicode chars work fine (Use Ctrl+Shift+U, then 00AC (or 00AB), then the Enter key) - U+00AD appears as a dash in a thin grey box This makes sense, as U+00AD is a soft hypehn: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soft_hyphen (In reply to comment #0) > when typing using the font named "kandy", there is an error in one letter. > When we type that letter it shows as a " - " in the document. Correct. It looks like you're seeing a soft hyphen in your document. Based on the character highlighted in your screenshot, it looks like you want something similar to "SINHALA LETTER SANYAKA DDAYANNA" (U+0DAC): http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/0dac/index.htm The similarity of "D" to "0" between U+0DAC and U+00AD led me to test out U+0DAD, but no luck there. Is this a combining character?
That font is not Unicode. If it puts letters in place for special characters as soft hyphens, nothing can be done about it.
Actually there is actually a bug with displaying character 173, but is should be reported as a separate bug.