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annotate ipaex-fonts/description.txt @ rev 24371
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1 IPA has been providing “IPA Font”^1 series from 2003, which IPA has all rights,
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2 and released “IPAex Mincho” and “IPAex Gothic” in February 2010 for common
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3 Japanese documentation.
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5 Main features of IPAex Fonts are as follows:
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7 * Fixed width for Japanese characters like Kana and Kanji
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8 * Proportional width for Western characters
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9 * Best balance for Japanese documentation mixed with Western characters
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11 When old versions are needed for backward compatibility, “IPA Mincho” and “IPA
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12 Gothic” for fixed width usage, “IPA P Mincho” and “IPA P Gothic” for
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13 proportional width usage has been still provided.
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15 ”IPAex Font” series (Ver.001 and upper) and “IPA Font” series (Ver.003 and
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16 upper) is able to use with the agreement to “IPA Open Font License”, which is
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17 consistent with international business practice and endorsed by Open Source
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18 Initiative (OSI) as confirmed license with Open Source Definition (OSD).
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20 ^1 “IPA Font” is a registered trademark of IPA in Japan.
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22 File name | Font name | Description
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23 -----------|--------------|-------------
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24 ipaexm.ttf | IPAex Mincho | Mincho-style
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25 ipaexg.ttf | IPAex Gothic | Sans-serif
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