Re: [Tuxpaint-users] TuxPaint text area default font

[Frank W. (a.k.a. Franklin) <fra...@go...>]

Hi,

Thanks for your detail explanation.   I have some more questions about your 
font scoring mechanism.

I examined the zh_TW.po.  It was updated a few days ago, and was already 100% 
translated.  I saw that qx/QX/qy/QY/Oo/uncommon/common punc/digits were all 
translated.  That means in zh_TW fonts most of the ASCII symbols were 
supported.  Does this mean to be "utilized" for the scoring system?  Does this 
mean that in the new version, zh_TW fonts will be "bubbled up" in text area?  
If not, what's wrong with current translation?


Thanks,
Franklin

Bill Kendrick 在 2009 年 06 月 02 日 Tuesday 08:30:06 時寫道：
> Now this is where our 'font scoring' mechanism comes in.  We provide a
> way for our translators to create strings that help us sort the fonts
> in the "Text" tool, so that the most useful ones 'bubble up' to the top
> of the list.
>
> When you're using Tux Paint in Japanese, the "fonts/locale/ja.ttf" font
> that we loaded should appear first.  Any other fonts you have on your
> system that you've told Tux Paint to find (e.g., via the "Load System
> Fonts" option), or installed into Tux Paint directly, will likewise be
> sorted based on how well they support Japanese.
>
> Unfortunately, the mechanism we have has been underutilized, but since
> your original email to this list I've posted to the mailing list
> for Tux Paint internationalization ("tuxpaint-i18n") asking translators
> to take a look at these strings and update them.  I included improved
> instructions and examples of how it works.
>
> I've already received an update to Tux Paint's Ukrainian translation that
> should help score fonts that support Ukrainian symbols.  I see that
> the Traditional Chinese translation is NOT utilizing this scoring system
> at the moment.  If you feel like helping, you can take a look at the
> latest translation file here:
>
>   ftp://ftp.billsgames.com/unix/x/tuxpaint/source/po/zh_TW.po
>
> Learn how to help us edit the translation files here:
>
>   http://tuxpaint.org/help/
> and here:
>   http://tuxpaint.org/help/po/
>
> And read the post about the scoring system here:
>
>  
> http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=20090601171635.GC1
>41...@so...&forum_name=tuxpaint-i18n
>
>
> So, once all this is done and perfected (if ever ;^) ), people running
> Tux Paint in a particular locale should have, by default, a suitable
> font chosen when they first launch Tux Paint and use the "Text" tool.
>
>
> WHEW!  Long-winded response, sorry! :)  I hope this made sense!