Just updating the link to the blog post by Italo I referenced previously: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2020/09/08/libreoffice-tt-replacing-microsoft-fonts/
Is there any impediments with shipping all of the metrically compatible fonts mentioned and create the mappings by default like Italo has done? This could be a very important component for interoperability with Microsoft documents. As a primarily Windows user I have all of the Microsoft fonts by default but I am aware the Linux and Mac users do not. Perhaps this could be done in the upcoming 7.3 release, or would there be a reason that would prevent this useful step? Kind regards On Thu, 9 Dec 2021, 07:37 James Harking, <james.hark...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thank you for that information Simon, I was not aware that they co-funded > the specification, that shows a strong level of commitment to me, however > that would make sense as the announcement of support was made the same day > as the document foundation. > > Since a default font is not mandated in ODF 1.3 from what I understand > then you can't criticise Microsoft for defaulting to their own proprietary > and widely used fonts. That is a consistency and business decision. And as > a business marketing by it's very nature is there to grow their own > products. > > If I am not mistaken there are metrically compatible FLOSS fonts that > replace the proprietary Microsoft fonts in almost all regards. I remember > Italo Vignoli wrote a very good article on this a while back. Do all of > these compatible fonts ship by default with LibreOffice and crucially are > the mappings set up that when a document calls, for example, Calibre the > corresponding FLOSS font is used? If I'm not mistaken this wasn't the case > as Italo shared his mappings used. > > If it is not the case then simply enabling that mapping would appear to be > a a huge step forward in document interoperability. > > Kind regards to all > > > On Wed, 8 Dec 2021, 23:57 Simon Phipps, <si...@webmink.com> wrote: > >> >> >> On Wed, Dec 8, 2021 at 10:34 PM James Harking <james.hark...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> I have to hand it to them their >>> adoption of the format was very quickly done after the Oasis >>> ratification. >>> >> >> They participate in the ODF TC these days, and they co-funded the editing >> of the 1.3 specification with TDF and afew others, so they are actively >> tracking the standard. Most of the arguments against them on the topic are >> related to more subtle incompatibilities such as default fonts (and their >> metrics and IP regime), document management, encryption and their regional >> marketing. >> >> Cheers >> >> Simon >> > -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: marketing+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/marketing/ Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy
