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Description of problem: bitmap-miscfixed-fonts package contained the MiscFixed font is missing. This wouldn't be such a big deal if this wasn't the most legible small font on high-dpi screens. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): RHEL7 public beta. Additional info: This is a repeat of: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=612923
I'm seeing this in the repo here. <arch>/os/Packages/bitmap-fixed-fonts-0.3-20.el7.noarch.rpm
It doesn't seem to contain the MiscFixed font, or at least it doesn't make the font available for selection in gnome-terminal.
In the merge review of bitmap-fonts #225617 . We extracted ucs-miscfixed-fonts package from it.
Meaning what, exactly? bitmap-fixed-fonts-0.3-20.el7 contains only 9x15 font. The smallest font in bitmap-miscfixed-fonts-0.3-15.el6 is 4x6, with the smallest perfectly formed, legible size being 5x8, which is a massive improvement on density over 9x15. Without a legible small font using low res screens (<= 1366x768) for any kind of command line work is far more difficult than it should be.
We have modified bitmap-fonts as per packaging guideline. There is no change, just we have one extra package now, that is ucs-miscfixed-fonts. So everything is intact. Apologies for bit confusing line in #4
Except there appears to be no ucs-miscfixed-fonts package on the RHEL7b ISOs.
Gordan - it should be in the Optional repo for you at the moment. Pravin: are you OK with this being installed with @fonts?
Yes, it should be. Thanks Bill.
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