Re: Runtime vs compile time (was: Re: ib - r30903 - abiword/trunk/plugins/wmf)

From: Dominic Lachowicz <domlachowicz_at_gmail.com>
Date: Mon Apr 30 2012 - 22:26:59 CEST

> No it isn't the same. Really not.
> Fonts are NOT libraries. Fonts can be uninstalled or installed at will.
> (libraries too mind you, but not with the same effect).
>
> Font substitution is a complex problem.

Yup. This sort of logic belongs down at the Pango or FontConfig level
(or lower, even).

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