Utf-8 encoding issue with foriegn language in non-mac machine

[Helge Blischke]

chandrashekar wrote:

>> chandrashekar wrote:
>>
>> >> chandrashekar wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > Hi,
>> >> >
>> >> > I am trying to print utf-8 encoded text file with korean fonts in
>> >> > it, I am using Generic-PostScript.ppd which is globalized with
>> >> > korean translation. I am trying to print a text file but instead of
>> >> > korean font its displaying boxes. Please provide me some insight of
>> >> > how to achieve localization.
>> >> >
>> >> > Changes done:
>> >> >
>> >> > Message catalog present in: share/locale/ko folder
>> >> > Globalized PPD: etc/cups/ppd folder
>> >> > Cups version: 1.5.2
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> http://www.opensource.apple.com/source/cups/cups-136/cups/ppd/generic.ppd
>> >> >
>> >> > Still no luck, need help in this regards,
>> >>
>> >> Well, the Monospace font family distributed with CUPS does not contain
>> >> a korean script (set of glyphs) as far as I can see, and GNU FreeMono
>> >> doesn't either.
>> >> You'll need to find a suitable font (see CJK fonts) and possibly merge
>> >> that into Monospace or FreeMono and use that instead.
>> >> As for font merging, this can be done e.g. using the free FontForge;
>> >> you may ask me off the list if you need assistance.
>> >>
>> >> Helge
>> >>
>> > Thanks for replying, I need your assistance in merging chinese,
>> > chinese(Taiwan), japanese and korean fonts with Monospace.
>> >
>> > Under CJK fonts there are 3 varieties of typeface ie Ming, sans-serif
>> > and script. which wont would suite for merging to Monospace and please
>> > let me know some insight on same.
>>
>> I found
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_CJK_fonts
>> as a first place for further investigation. Especially see the link to
>> the list of free Korean fonts there.
>>
>> If you need technical support for merging fonts, you may ask me (even off
>> the list), but I'm not the person to make proposals which font to use.
>>
>> Helge
>>
> Thanks Helge,
> 
> I need your technical support for merging fonts.
> 
> From CJK fonts I am choosing Sans-Serif -> UnDotum korean fonts which is
> GPL. http://en.fonts2u.com/download/un-dotum.family
> 
> I think 2 changes need to be done.
> 1. Merge UnDotum fonts with Monospace, Monospace-Bold,
> Monospace-BoldOblique, Monospace-Oblique fonts. 2. Mention unicode
> character mapping inside /share/cups/charsets/utf-8
> 
> I used fontforge to open UnDotum Korean font and tried to copy glyphs but
> when I tried to paste in Monospace font its not accepting.
> 
> Please tell me the procedure to do it.

As you told you are using CUPS 1.5.2, I need to merge and convert the fonts 
to Type1 fonts, as the texttops filter needs this font file format. To 
verify that the font merging works, I'd need a sample file to check if the 
korean text shows up as expected (as far as I can judge) and not as black or 
white squares.

Helge