Re: [PR PATCH] [Closed]: font-sil-andika: include Andika New Basic

Re: [PR PATCH] [Closed]: font-sil-andika: include Andika New Basic

[Chocimier]

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There's a closed pull request on the void-packages repository

font-sil-andika: include Andika New Basic
https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/pull/19440

Description:
In a nutshell, the New Basic fonts are missing IPA characters, that are conventionally always set in the regular weight upright font anyway.

[Andika > Home > Support > FAQ:](http://software.sil.org/andika/support/faq/)

> ### What is the difference between Andika and Andika New Basic?
> *    Andika New Basic has all four faces: Regular, Bold, Italic and Bold-Italic.
> *    Andika has a more complete character set comparable to Charis SIL and Doulos SIL.
> *    Andika New Basic has a limited character set, supporting only the Basic Latin and Latin-1 Supplement Unicode ranges, plus a selection of the more commonly used extended Latin characters, with miscellaneous diacritical marks, symbols and punctuation.
> *    [Character Lists for Andika vs. Andika New Basic (Andika-only in yellow)](http://software.sil.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2015/12/AndikaNewBasic-5.500_vs_Andika-5.000.pdf)