Re: Discussion: Porting noto font family to our openSUSE

>> I have double check about your snapshot and suggestions.
>> Not sure if this is a big problems,
>> maybe this because I'm not using Japanese, But it truly doesn't cause
>> any uncomfortable to me.
>
> I am testing Noto Sans CJK on my daily use laptop.
> The line height is more problematic than I expected.
>
> For example, as shown the screen shot of Plasma kick off menu, we need
> change minimal screen resolution.
>
> During writing this mail, the spaces between lines are too big.
>
> BTW, the width of Hiragana and Katakana might cause another problem.
> Although we have been used proportional (variable) width for those
> characters for screens (UIs), Noto Sans provides fixed width glyphs.
>
> # Japanese consume more horizontal spaces for ICT words than Chinese.
>
>
>> Another problem is Noto will cover more characters than other fonts.
>> we won't see much blank in document if we turn to google-noto.
>
> I think on Linux desktop, that is *not* the problem Noto Sans resolves.
> Due to font-config, if a glyph is not provided by the current font,
> font-config can pick glyphs from another font.
>
> The problem Noto Sans resolves is, as described on its website,
> "to support all languages with a harmonious look and feel."
>
> I know this is problem especially when reading a document written in
> multiple languages. Moreover, if users who mainly use English, for
> example, and installed CJK fonts other than Noto Sans then the CJK fonts
> is used for English words. Using Noto Sans globally will resolve
> these issues.
>
> I will ask Japanese community to try Noto Sans CJK JP and send feedback.

I will agree.
If there are great objected in Japanese community, Maybe it means 
google-noto fonts don't fit Japan people now.


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