[Libreoffice-ux-advise] [Bug 91886] Make font installation optional

https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=91886

--- Comment #4 from Mike Kaganski <mikekaganski@hotmail.com> ---
But:

the fonts used in own templates must be present after installation (user
uninstalling them later shoots in own leg deliberately) - these fonts missing
would be a BUG - I definitely second comment 2 (and not only about Impress);

the fonts used in known metric-compatible substitutions must be present (this
is a built-in mechanism for keeping document layout when interoperating with
MSO).

Maybe there are more cases where missing fonts are BUG. Currently TDF package
includes all dependencies including fonts; the fonts are handled as separate
sub-packages, so that distros are free to exclude them and make them separate
dependencies if needed (and Debian does that).

Installing fonts is normal for any application that needs them. On Windows,
it's normal practice, e.g. MSO does that.

Making new extension category for fonts is absolutely wrong IMO: as mentioned,
font management is OS feature, and those extensions would effectively create a
duplicating font management mechanism.

I don't think this should be "fixed". If some of the bundled fonts are not
necessary in the bundle, then inclusion of those was a mistake, and they should
be dropped. But not all.

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