[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 131691] Entering unicode character 2b1b (large square) changes font randomly.

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=131691

V Stuart Foote <vstuart.foote at utsa.edu> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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                 CC|                            |vstuart.foote at utsa.edu
             Status|UNCONFIRMED                 |RESOLVED
         Resolution|---                         |NOTOURBUG

--- Comment #2 from V Stuart Foote <vstuart.foote at utsa.edu> ---
As noted in the Ask question, this is the os/DE managed font fall back
mechanism when you specify a Unicode point that does not have coverage of the
codepoint in the font specified for the paragraph.

You may avoid any vagaries in font fallback controlling the font used by using
the Special Character dialog and selecting a font with coverage of the
codepoint being inserted.

Selection of font and glyph using the Special Character dialog will also embed
the font as direct formatting into the document, avoiding font fall back
mechanism that can result in misformatting.

And unfortunately as noted, LibreOffice does not do a very through job of
alerting when individual glyphs for codepoints are being replaced by fallback,
showing font name in italice only when entire fonts are unavailable. Think
there are open enhancements for both.

Otherwise really is not a LibreOffice bug.

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