[Libreoffice-ux-advise] [Bug 151215] Let me choose different fonts for different languages in the same group

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=151215

--- Comment #14 from Mike Kaganski <mikekaganski at hotmail.com> ---
(In reply to Eyal Rozenberg from comment #12)
> * Choosing what happens to neutral characters (i.e. which language's font
> they adhere to)

Disagree with some specific part of this wording. Specifically: I totally agree
that it would be useful to define a font used for "neutral" characters ... but
I believe that it should not be "bind them to font of language X", but rather
an own entry. Additionally, in this case it looks like we have an xor case:
*either* we map all neutral characters to some font, *or* honor the language of
the text run to decide the font. Without the latter, we would not be able to
resolve bug 148257; but if we allow the latter, a normal workflow on Windows
(naturally marking every piece of text with current system input language)
would already apply a language, so neutral characters would have to obey ...

> * Understanding which additional languages would be covered "for free" by a
> font (e.g. if I want to occasionally use a French word with accents in my
> English text - can I?)

I don't see how would that be reasonable part of e.g. Writer - we are not a
dedicated tool for font management. If at all, I believe that Special Character
dialog (which needs much of love anyway) could be used for something like that.
However, if you have an appealing UI mockup that makes it natural in a place
like the discussed configuration - why not.

> * Controlling overlaps between fonts beyond the perfectly neutral characters
> - what gets preferred?

This needs some elaboration.

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