Update font-related documentation #30150
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We now subset Type-1 fonts and no longer have a copy of ttconv. Make the font comparison table a grid table so we can use a colspan cell. Clarify that Type-1 fonts get used only in the usetex/pdf combination.
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| The solution to this problem is to subset the fonts used in the document and | ||
| only embed the glyphs actually used. This gets both vector text and small | ||
| files sizes. Computing the subset of the font required and writing the new |
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Since you're already touching this, the This in "This gets both vector text" reads as ambigous to me - I don't know what gets both, and also I don't quite understand what gets means in this context
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I rewrote the paragraph, hopefully in a clearer way.
Co-authored-by: hannah <story645@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: hannah <story645@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: hannah <story645@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: hannah <story645@gmail.com>
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Thank you, that's a much clearer explanation of font subsetting.
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When did that come in/what should this PR be milestoned to? |
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I suppose this should be v3.11.0? |
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We now subset Type-1 fonts and no longer have a copy of ttconv.
Make the font comparison table a grid table so we can use a colspan
cell.
Clarify that Type-1 fonts get used only in the usetex/pdf combination.