Bug 128874 - Font substitutions / missing fonts in a document are difficult to recognize on iOS
Summary: Font substitutions / missing fonts in a document are difficult to recognize o...
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: iOS Editor (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
unspecified
Hardware: Other iOS
: medium enhancement
Assignee: Not Assigned
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Reported: 2019-11-18 12:47 UTC by Nicolas Christener
Modified: 2019-11-27 15:44 UTC (History)
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Printscreen showing the issue (94.47 KB, image/png)
2019-11-18 12:50 UTC, Nicolas Christener
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Description Nicolas Christener 2019-11-18 12:47:27 UTC
Description:
If a document uses a font which is not available on the iPad the app won't tell the user about the missing font and there is no information about the fact that font substitution was done.

At least showing the font name in italic in the font list would help to figure out, that the used font is missing.

A better approach would be to have a message letting the user know that he/she misses a specific font.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Create a document with a font that is not generally installed on an iPad (e.g. "Comic Sans MS")
2. Open the document usign the iOS app

Actual Results:
The text will be shown in a different font and the user won't be informed about the fact, that he/she misses a font which is used in the document.

Expected Results:
Either explicitally tell the user about the missing font or show the font in italic in the font-list (which is not very obvious for novice users but somehow is the way how this has been done for years).


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No



Additional Info:
Comment 1 Nicolas Christener 2019-11-18 12:50:20 UTC
Created attachment 155917 [details]
Printscreen showing the issue

In this case the font "Comic Sans MS" is missing but the user won't be notifiyed.

A often used solution is to write the font in italic in the font selection box.
Comment 2 Xisco Faulí 2019-11-27 15:44:02 UTC
Moving to NEW as agreed in the ESC meeting