[Libreoffice-ux-advise] [Bug 103080] A new default set of bundled fonts

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=103080

--- Comment #4 from Jean-Francois Nifenecker <jean-francois.nifenecker at laposte.net> ---
(In reply to Yousuf Philips (jay) from comment #0)
> I've been researching our current bundled fonts and think its time to do
> some cleanup.
> 
> Step 1 - Removals
> =================
> The current font bundle takes up 42.5 MB and 45% (19.2 MB) of it is taken up
> by the Linux Biolinum G, Linux Libertine Display G, and Linux Libertine G
> fonts and think they should be the first to go as they takes up way to much
> space, they arent highly used fonts, and Khaled Hosney mentioned that "they
> are unmaintained, and of limited value if we move to have OpenType features
> everywhere."
> 

The Linux * G fonts are the only ones that allow support for enhanced
typographic management within documents. Using them in conjunction with the
Typography toolbar extension
(http://extensions.libreoffice.org/extension-center/typography-toolbar)
contributes to make Writer a true DTP tool. This is why they are used by some
people (myself included) as their template fonts. This means that removing them
from LibO installs would, at best, force to add them afterward, and, at worse,
would fail to show the qualities of Writer, typographically-wise.
Hence, I strongly disagree with the removal of these fonts. For the time being,
the mere fact they haven't been updated in a while doesn't make them rubbish,
anyway.

Another option would be to remove the fonts from the software installation, as
proposed, and provide a separate font bundle to be downloaded at the very same
place the software is available.

Besides, I agree with the idea that the proposed cleanup should only be done
after a missing font infobar is available so that users whose documents rely
upon removed fonts be clearly aware of the changes and can take the appropriate
measures.

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