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Gnome Live CD customized for Chinese Available

Gnome 2.x
Gnome 2.x

Base on Ubuntu Live CD to customize for Chinese is ready for download. This CD is especial suitable for Tradition Chinese user, and also Simpified Chinese user. In this CD great improved on Chinese display in sharp and solid fonts with bitmap fonts embeded. There are not much user other than Chinese will find that Linux unable to display Chinese characters in bold and italic style, and that this cd correct this. Mainly the enhancement are:

  • Replace better Chinese fonts for display
  • Add Chinese input software -SCIM with additional Chinese table not bundled with official release
  • Configure Firefox and Ephiphy to print Chinese correctly
  • Enhance system to preview MP3 and OGG on mouse over files
  • Fix some l10n problem on Chinese

Download url: ftp://ftp.deaddog.org/pub/Linux/cd-images/custom-GNOME-livecd/

The font priority

The non-westen users have to modif the priority of the fonts usage that officially offered in fontconfig, if Gnome team like to give the Gui-based solution for edit the priority will be a great plus for Gnome competitiveness.