[si] How to replace default fonts in ubuntu? Who is responsible for maintain them?

[Aaron Rainbolt]

On 12/25/22 15:08, R45XvezA wrote:
> Hi developers and other parties,
>
> Currently ubuntu comes with LKLUG font for sinhala (si) language but 
> difficult to read web content with that font and no one maintain it 
> now. We can change it manually but such changes do not apply to some 
> applications e.g. snap apps etc.
>
> We would like to see noto serif sinhala as the default font for 
> sinhala language (or noto sans sinhala)
>
> See the difference
> https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pasan93/UbuntuSinhalaFont/master/before.jpg
> https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pasan93/UbuntuSinhalaFont/master/after.jpg
>
> It seems no one has been able to get in touch with the right party / 
> person to solve this problem. Many ubuntu users discuss about that in 
> forums, communities, groups and linux-related sites and some 
> developers have designed tools for that already
> https://github.com/IMS94/UbuntuSinhalaFont
> https://github.com/hankyoTutorials/linux-system-sinhala-font-changer
>
> We need urgent attention for this problem. Who should i contact? or 
> where should i file a complain/bug report?
To file a bug report, open a terminal, and run "ubuntu-bug 
ubuntu-desktop-minimal". This is the package that I believe installs the 
font package you're mentioning. Then follow the on-screen instructions. 
You will be asked to create an Ubuntu One account if you do not already 
have one. You will be able to write a full description of the problem, 
so that others can see what's going wrong and potentially fix it. Please 
include as many details as possible.
> i expect a solution within next interim or LTS release. if you know 
> what to do, please reply

We understand that bugs can be quite frustrating. However, please be 
aware that most of us are volunteers, and have lots to work on already, 
so bugs like this, as glaring as it may seem to you, may end up being 
de-prioritized in favor of fixing other, more severe bugs within Ubuntu. 
Additionally, a request to change the default font for a language may be 
considered opinion-based, which may significantly reduce its priority in 
the eyes of the developers.

If you would like to make it more likely that this bug will be fixed in 
a timely fashion, you may want to include details of *why* the font is 
hard to read. (Keep in mind most of us likely don't speak Sinhala, so 
understanding why the font needs to change will be helpful to us.)

Thank you for your understanding and patience, and for helping to make 
Ubuntu better!

-- 
Aaron Rainbolt
Lubuntu Developer
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