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| ID | Project | Category | View Status | Date Submitted | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0013630 | Scribus | OS-Win32 | public | 2016-01-05 13:49 | 2019-12-08 21:24 |
| Reporter | MalRaggett | Assigned To | jghali | ||
| Priority | normal | Severity | feature | Reproducibility | always |
| Status | closed | Resolution | fixed | ||
| Platform | 1.4.5 | OS | Windows 10 | OS Version | 64-bit |
| Fixed in Version | 1.5.6.svn | ||||
| Summary | 0013630: Add Registry support for fonts in Windows | ||||
| Description | Anyone using a lot of fonts on a regular basis will be using font management software (in my case Extensis Suitcase Fusion, but that's by-the-by). All the packages I've looked at on Windows manipulate Windows Registry keys to temporarily or permanently activate fonts that aren't part of the core set in the system font folder. I'm aware that Scribus provides a mechanism to include fonts in other folders, and I've also seen the Q&A in the wiki http://wiki.scribus.net/canvas/Editing that asks >>I'm using Linotype Fontexplorer X as font management tool. Will Scribus support activation and deactivation with this tool? << to which the response is (dated 2013) >>There are no plans to and Scribus comes with the ability to add font paths independent of the operating system making this somewhat redundant. << If this is still the policy I have to disagree and point out that Windows Registry has been the preferred mechanism for font support for about 16 years. All Adobe and MS apps support this mechanism but not Scribus, which is making font management a problem for those of us using a lot of fonts in a range of applications. Please could you reconsider your position on font management and add support for Windows Registry keys HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Fonts and HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Type 1 Installer\Type 1 Fonts | ||||
| Tags | No tags attached. | ||||
| Patch | No | ||||
| Date Modified | Username | Field | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-05 13:49 | MalRaggett | New Issue | |
| 2016-03-09 17:01 | Kunda | Note Added: 0039087 | |
| 2016-03-09 17:01 | Kunda | Category | Fonts => OS-Win32 |
| 2019-11-08 22:53 | jghali | Summary | Need Registry support for fonts in Windows => Add Registry support for fonts in Windows |
| 2019-11-08 22:54 | jghali | Assigned To | => jghali |
| 2019-11-08 22:54 | jghali | Status | new => resolved |
| 2019-11-08 22:54 | jghali | Resolution | open => fixed |
| 2019-11-08 22:54 | jghali | Fixed in Version | => 1.5.6.svn |
| 2019-11-17 04:44 | jghali | Relationship added | has duplicate 0015913 |
| 2019-12-08 21:24 | cbradney | Status | resolved => closed |
