Ubuntu: Fix wrong Condensed classification #1231
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[why] The Ubuntu Condensed font is special because it is designed to be not part of the `Ubuntu` font family but a self standing `Ubuntu Condensed` family with just one member. We want the `Ubuntu Condensed` to be part of `Ubuntu`, as it is usual for fonts with different widths. The problem then arises that the width class in the font metadata is set to 'Normal', while it has to be 'Condensed'. That fact does not become apparent when the font is in its own one member family, but even there it is wrong. [how] To keep all the other information in the font untouched we just directly patch that one byte where the width-class is stored - and repair the checksums afterwards. Nothing more. The code to do this is the Font Tweaker code in font-patcher, just copied here for one time use. Fixes: #1228 Signed-off-by: Fini Jastrow <ulf.fini.jastrow@desy.de>
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[why]
The Ubuntu Condensed font is special because it is designed to be not part of the
Ubuntufont family but a self standingUbuntu Condensedfamily with just one member.We want the
Ubuntu Condensedto be part ofUbuntu, as it is usual for fonts with different widths.The problem then arises that the width class in the font metadata is set to 'Normal', while it has to be 'Condensed'. That fact does not become apparent when the font is in its own one member family, but even there it is wrong.
[how]
To keep all the other information in the font untouched we just directly patch that one byte where the width-class is stored - and repair the checksums afterwards. Nothing more.
The code to do this is the Font Tweaker code in font-patcher, just copied here for one time use.
Fixes: #1228
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