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Subject: Re: [PATCH] doc: Ask user to install extra packages to display
	non-English alphabets.
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2015 17:10:46 +0100
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Alex Vong <alexvong1995@gmail.com> skribis:

> +In addition, if your graphical applications display non-english alphabet=
s,
> +you may need to install extra font packages.
> +For instance, as of 2015, to correctly display CJK fonts in @code{icecat}
> +browser package, you should install @code{font-wqy-zenhei} font package.

Alex Kost <alezost@gmail.com> skribis:

> I didn't try 'font-wqy-zenhei', but there is also
> 'font-adobe-source-han-sans' package (thanks to =E5=AE=8B=E6=96=87=E6=AD=
=A6) that "solves"
> Chinese, Japanese and Korean symbols I've met so far.

What about this:


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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 3b6955c..61e3445 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -1000,6 +1000,17 @@ to display fonts, you will have to install fonts with Guix as well.
 Essential font packages include @code{gs-fonts}, @code{font-dejavu}, and
 @code{font-gnu-freefont-ttf}.
 
+To display text written in Chinese languages, Japanese, or Korean in
+graphical applications, consider installing
+@code{font-adobe-source-han-sans} or @code{font-wqy-zenhei}.  The former
+has multiple outputs, one per language family (@pxref{Packages with
+Multiple Outputs}).  For instance, the following command installs fonts
+for Chinese languages:
+
+@example
+guix package -i font-adobe-source-han-sans:cn
+@ene example
+
 @c TODO What else?
 
 @c *********************************************************************

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