diff --git a/.cvsignore b/.cvsignore
index 53c6fae..7fa7530 100644
--- a/.cvsignore
+++ b/.cvsignore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-dejavu-sfd-2.6.tar.gz
+dejavu-sfd-20060608-938.tar.gz
diff --git a/dejavu-arabic-override.conf b/dejavu-arabic-override.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a0950d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dejavu-arabic-override.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
+<!-- /etc/fonts/conf.d/dejavu-persian-override.conf
+
+     Override DejaVu use in Arabic
+
+     © 2006 Nicolas Mailhot <nicolas.mailhot at laposte.net>
+     This file is distributed under the terms of the GNU General
+     Public License (GPL) version 2. Copies of the GPL can be obtained from:
+     http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
+-->
+<fontconfig>
+  <match>
+    <test name="lang"><string>ar</string></test>
+    <test name="family"><string>DejaVu Sans</string></test>
+    <edit name="family" mode="assign" binding="same">
+      <string>KacstQura</string>
+    </edit>
+  </match>
+  <match>
+    <test name="lang"><string>ar</string></test>
+    <test name="family"><string>DejaVu Serif</string></test>
+    <edit name="family" mode="assign" binding="same">
+      <string>KacstQura</string>
+    </edit>
+  </match>
+  <match>
+    <test name="lang"><string>ar</string></test>
+    <test name="family"><string>DejaVu Sans Mono</string></test>
+    <edit name="family" mode="assign" binding="same">
+      <string>KacstQuraFixed</string>
+    </edit>
+  </match>
+</fontconfig>
diff --git a/dejavu-fonts-register.xsl b/dejavu-fonts-register.xsl
index f7a11b5..e6ef492 100644
--- a/dejavu-fonts-register.xsl
+++ b/dejavu-fonts-register.xsl
@@ -46,50 +46,29 @@
   </xsl:template>
 <!-- Take care of alias priorities -->
 <!-- Registers serif alias -->
-  <xsl:template match="fontconfig/alias[family = 'serif']/prefer[not(family='DejaVu Serif') and not(family='Bitstream Vera Serif')]/family[1]" priority="2">
+  <xsl:template match="fontconfig/alias[family = 'serif']/prefer[not(family='DejaVu Serif')]/family[1]" priority="1">
     <family>DejaVu Serif</family>
     <xsl:copy>
       <xsl:apply-templates select="@*"/>
       <xsl:apply-templates select="*|text()|comment()"/>
     </xsl:copy>
   </xsl:template>
-  <xsl:template match="fontconfig/alias[family = 'serif']/prefer[not(family='DejaVu Serif')]/family[text()='Bitstream Vera Serif']" priority="1">
-    <xsl:copy>
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="@*"/>
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*|text()|comment()"/>
-    </xsl:copy>
-    <family>DejaVu Serif</family>
-  </xsl:template>
 <!-- Registers sans-serif alias -->
-  <xsl:template match="fontconfig/alias[family = 'sans-serif']/prefer[not(family='DejaVu Sans') and not(family='Bitstream Vera Sans')]/family[1]" priority="2">
+  <xsl:template match="fontconfig/alias[family = 'sans-serif']/prefer[not(family='DejaVu Sans')]/family[1]" priority="1">
     <family>DejaVu Sans</family>
     <xsl:copy>
       <xsl:apply-templates select="@*"/>
       <xsl:apply-templates select="*|text()|comment()"/>
     </xsl:copy>
   </xsl:template>
-  <xsl:template match="fontconfig/alias[family = 'sans-serif']/prefer[not(family='DejaVu Sans')]/family[text()='Bitstream Vera Sans']" priority="1">
-    <xsl:copy>
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="@*"/>
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*|text()|comment()"/>
-    </xsl:copy>
-    <family>DejaVu Sans</family>
-  </xsl:template>
 <!-- Registers monospace alias -->
-  <xsl:template match="fontconfig/alias[family = 'monospace']/prefer[not(family='DejaVu Sans Mono') and not(family='Bitstream Vera Sans Mono')]/family[1]" priority="2">
+  <xsl:template match="fontconfig/alias[family = 'monospace']/prefer[not(family='DejaVu Sans Mono')]/family[1]" priority="1">
     <family>DejaVu Sans Mono</family>
     <xsl:copy>
       <xsl:apply-templates select="@*"/>
       <xsl:apply-templates select="*|text()|comment()"/>
     </xsl:copy>
   </xsl:template>
-  <xsl:template match="fontconfig/alias[family = 'monospace']/prefer[not(family='DejaVu Sans Mono')]/family[text()='Bitstream Vera Sans Mono']" priority="1">
-    <xsl:copy>
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="@*"/>
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*|text()|comment()"/>
-    </xsl:copy>
-    <family>DejaVu Sans Mono</family>
-  </xsl:template>
 <!-- Create Vera aliases -->
   <xsl:template match="fontconfig/alias[family='Bitstream Vera Sans']/accept[not(family='DejaVu Sans')]/family[position()=last()]" priority="1">
     <xsl:copy>
diff --git a/dejavu-fonts.spec b/dejavu-fonts.spec
index c797b04..b745a51 100644
--- a/dejavu-fonts.spec
+++ b/dejavu-fonts.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 %define archivename     dejavu-sfd
 # This macro has the same value as %{version}, except when testing pre-release snapshots
-%define archiveversion  2.6
+%define archiveversion  20060608-938
 %define fontdir         %{_datadir}/fonts/%{name}
+%define fontconfdir     %{_sysconfdir}/fonts
 %define xsldir          %{_datadir}/xml/%{name}
 
 # Let the perl Maintainer worry about Unicode.org data files (updates, licensing)
@@ -9,14 +10,16 @@
 %define UnicodeData	%(eval "$(%{__perl} -V:privlibexp)"; echo $privlibexp)/unicore/UnicodeData.txt
 
 Name:      dejavu-fonts
-Version:   2.6.0
-Release:   1%{?dist}
+Version:   2.7.0
+Release:   0.3%{?dist}
 Summary:   DejaVu fonts
 Group:     User Interface/X
 License:   Redistributable, with restrictions
 URL:       http://dejavu.sf.net/
 Source:    http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/dejavu/%{archivename}-%{archiveversion}.tar.gz
 Source1:   dejavu-fonts-register.xsl
+Source2:   dejavu-persian-override.conf
+Source3:   dejavu-arabic-override.conf
 BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 BuildRequires: fontforge
 # The CPAN sources do not declare perl(Font::TTF)
@@ -31,7 +34,9 @@ Conflicts: fontconfig < 2.3.93
 The DejaVu fonts are a font family based on the Bitstream Vera Fonts release
 1.10. Its purpose is to provide a wider range of characters (see Current status
 page for more information) while maintaining the original look and feel through
-the process of collaborative develop
+the process of collaborative develop.
+
+This package includes the typefaces the DejaVu project considers mature.
 
 
 %package experimental
@@ -52,11 +57,35 @@ Group:    User Interface/X
 Summary:  Files needed to register DejaVu fonts in fontconfig aliases
 Requires: %{name} = %{version}-%{release}
 # Needed for fontconfig alias registration
-Requires:  %{_bindir}/xsltproc, /bin/mktemp, %{_sysconfdir}/fonts/fonts.conf
+Requires:  %{_bindir}/xsltproc, /bin/mktemp, %{fontconfdir}/fonts.conf
 
 
 %description fontconfig
+
 This package will add DejaVu fonts to fontconfig aliases and keep them there.
+It will make DejaVu fonts the first choice if they're not already listed in
+the aliases, and keep their current rank otherwise.
+
+
+%package block
+Group:    User Interface/X
+Summary:  Files needed to block DejaVu use with some scripts
+Requires: %{fontconfdir}/conf.d
+
+
+%description block
+The DejaVu fonts are a font family based on the Bitstream Vera Fonts release
+1.10. While their glyph coverage and quality is improving every release, they
+may not yet be suitable for intensive use for some scripts.
+
+This package will force substitution of DejaVu by other fonts when rendering
+one of these scripts. If you need to install it, you probably have
+some enhancement suggestions to make at
+https://bugs.freedesktop.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=DejaVu or
+dejavu-fonts at lists.sourceforge.net
+
+Requests for enhancements or fixes of the blocking code should go to
+https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/enter_bug.cgi?product=Fedora%20Extras
 
 
 %prep
@@ -91,7 +120,11 @@ install -m 0644 generated/*.ttf  %{buildroot}%{fontdir}
 
 #xsl
 install -d -m 755 %{buildroot}%{xsldir}
-install -p -m 644 %{SOURCE1} %{buildroot}%{xsldir}/register-%{name}.xsl
+install -p -m 644 %{SOURCE1} %{buildroot}%{xsldir}/
+
+# Fontconfig overrides for some scripts
+install -d -m 0755 %{buildroot}%{fontconfdir}/conf.d
+install -m 0644 %{SOURCE2} %{SOURCE3} %{buildroot}%{fontconfdir}/conf.d
 
 
 %clean
@@ -125,15 +158,15 @@ if [ "$1" = "0" ]; then
   fi
 fi
 
+### Triggers yes I know I'm mad
 
-# UGLY but safe and I hope won't be necessary soonish
-%triggerin fontconfig -- fontconfig, %{_sysconfdir}/fonts/fonts.conf
-
-if [ -x %{_sysconfdir}/fonts/fonts.conf ] ; then
+# I hope this won't be necessary by FC6T1 time
+%triggerin fontconfig -- fontconfig, %{fontconfdir}/fonts.conf
+if [ -w %{fontconfdir}/fonts.conf ] ; then
   TMPFILE=$(/bin/mktemp -q /tmp/fonts.conf.XXXXXX) && \
   %{_bindir}/xsltproc --novalid --output $TMPFILE \
-    %{xsldir}/register-%{name}.xsl %{_sysconfdir}/fonts/fonts.conf && \
-  /bin/cat $TMPFILE > %{_sysconfdir}/fonts/fonts.conf && /bin/rm $TMPFILE
+    %{xsldir}/%{name}-register.xsl %{fontconfdir}/fonts.conf && \
+  /bin/cat $TMPFILE > %{fontconfdir}/fonts.conf && /bin/rm $TMPFILE
 fi
 
 
@@ -157,10 +190,21 @@ fi
 %files fontconfig
 %defattr(0644,root,root,0755)
 %dir %{xsldir}
-%{xsldir}/register-%{name}.xsl
+%{xsldir}/%{name}-register.xsl
+
+
+%files block
+%defattr(0644,root,root,0755)
+%{fontconfdir}/conf.d/*.conf
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Jun 09 2006 Nicolas Mailhot <nicolas.mailhot at laposte.net> - 2.7.0-0.1
+- preparation to 2.7.0 based on the current dejavu snapshot
+- addition of fontconfig blocking for Arabic and Persian
+- tweak of the fontconfig aliasing to make DejaVu fonts the highest prio
+  instead of following Vera ranking
+
 * Mon May 15 2006 Nicolas Mailhot <nicolas.mailhot at laposte.net> - 2.6.0-1
 - 2.6.0
 
diff --git a/dejavu-persian-override.conf b/dejavu-persian-override.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e52331a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dejavu-persian-override.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
+<!-- /etc/fonts/conf.d/dejavu-persian-override.conf
+
+     Override DejaVu use in Persian
+
+     © 2006 Nicolas Mailhot <nicolas.mailhot at laposte.net>
+     This file is distributed under the terms of the GNU General
+     Public License (GPL) version 2. Copies of the GPL can be obtained from:
+     http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
+-->
+<fontconfig>
+  <match>
+    <test name="lang"><string>ar</string></test>
+    <test name="family"><string>DejaVu Sans</string></test>
+    <edit name="family" mode="assign" binding="same">
+      <string>Roya</string>
+    </edit>
+  </match>
+  <match>
+    <test name="lang"><string>ar</string></test>
+    <test name="family"><string>DejaVu Serif</string></test>
+    <edit name="family" mode="assign" binding="same">
+      <string>Nazli</string>
+    </edit>
+  </match>
+  <match>
+    <test name="lang"><string>ar</string></test>
+    <test name="family"><string>DejaVu Sans Mono</string></test>
+    <edit name="family" mode="assign" binding="same">
+      <string>Terafik</string>
+    </edit>
+  </match>
+</fontconfig>
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 794f6c4..62f02a8 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-aae0e562be59e57e791cd1a7273bfb8c  dejavu-sfd-2.6.tar.gz
+1c83f56c9905d6e85de85dda14196413  dejavu-sfd-20060608-938.tar.gz