edwardtufte/et-book

Add support for Polish language diacritics to ET Book font

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#22 opened on Nov 20, 2018

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help wanted

Description

The font is great but outside English text it's almost useless.

Maybe we can find time and resources to add support for Polish diacritics? It's not that much work:

ĄĆĘŁŃÓŚŹŻ

and

ąćęłńóśźż

I can pay to add those 18 symbols 🙂

Contributor guide

Tech stack
None
Domain
design
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Font editing software (e.g., FontForge)Basic font design knowledge
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
35
Research direction
Examine the existing font files (likely .otf or .ttf) to understand glyph structure and naming. Use a font editor like FontForge to add the 18 Polish diacritic characters, matching the font's style and metrics. Test the font with Polish text to ensure proper rendering.