Re: [PATCH] doc: Ask user to install extra packages to display non-English alphabets.

[Alex Kost]

Ludovic Courtès (2015-11-17 19:10 +0300) wrote:

> Alex Vong <address@hidden> skribis:
>
>> +In addition, if your graphical applications display non-english alphabets,
>> +you may need to install extra font packages.
>> +For instance, as of 2015, to correctly display CJK fonts in @code{icecat}
>> +browser package, you should install @code{font-wqy-zenhei} font package.
>
> Alex Kost <address@hidden> skribis:
>
>> I didn't try 'font-wqy-zenhei', but there is also
>> 'font-adobe-source-han-sans' package (thanks to 宋文武) that "solves"
>> Chinese, Japanese and Korean symbols I've met so far.
>
> What about this:
>
>
> diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
> index 3b6955c..61e3445 100644
> --- a/doc/guix.texi
> +++ b/doc/guix.texi
> @@ -1000,6 +1000,17 @@ to display fonts, you will have to install fonts with 
> Guix as well.
>  Essential font packages include @code{gs-fonts}, @code{font-dejavu}, and
>  @code{font-gnu-freefont-ttf}.
>  
> +To display text written in Chinese languages, Japanese, or Korean in
> +graphical applications, consider installing
> address@hidden or @code{font-wqy-zenhei}.  The former
> +has multiple outputs, one per language family (@pxref{Packages with
> +Multiple Outputs}).  For instance, the following command installs fonts
> +for Chinese languages:
> +
> address@hidden
> +guix package -i font-adobe-source-han-sans:cn
> address@hidden example
Typo  ↑

Otherwise, this description looks perfect for me.

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