Bug 146427

Summary:	Add handwriting font
Product:	LibreOffice	Reporter:	jsv <avtomoto20>
Component:	LibreOffice	Assignee:	Not Assigned <libreoffice-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX
Severity:	enhancement	CC:	vsfoote
Priority:	medium
Version:	7.2.2.2 release
Hardware:	All
OS:	All
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Bug Blocks:	113305

Description jsv 2021-12-26 19:10:33 UTC

Description:
From what I can see here https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Fonts,
there are no handwriting fonts shipped with LibreOffice.

I think that there should be at least some of them.
I think that having one or two of them with LibreOffice would be great.

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Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No



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Comment 1 V Stuart Foote 2021-12-26 20:13:35 UTC

Script / hand-writing fonts are considered decorative and something of personal preference.

No need for them in bundled LibreOffice core fonts as users can use *any* on system font they have selectively installed, and such font can be selectively embedded in any ODF archive.

Comment 2 jsv 2021-12-26 20:53:42 UTC

It depends on what exactly we mean under handwriting font.

If you mean a calligraphy font, I agree with you.

But a font that looks like "everyday writing of an average person" is a good idea, imo.

Look at Segoe super family, which is somewhat the default for Windows UI.

It consists of three sans-serif fonts, two handwriting fonts, and two special fonts (emojis and symbols).

On a personalm side, I interested to have such font bundled with LO because I need a font that will be used for "rough draft" documents. When I open such a document, I need immediately see that I should not bother about grammar, punctuation, clear syntax, and so on. Just a draft, like something you have quickly wrote by hand sitting in the kitchen.