#1036972 abiword: can't find type1 fonts from package xfonts-scalable

Package:
abiword
Source:
abiword
Description:
efficient, featureful word processor with collaboration
Submitter:
Taylor Alexander Brown
Date:
2023-05-31 09:09:04 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1036972#5
Date:
2023-05-31 09:06:06 UTC
From:
To:
Dear Maintainer,

   * What led up to the situation?

     Because of the arbitrary removal of Type 1 font support in LibreOffice 5.3+
     I have been looking for an alternative word processor which retains support.

     Examples of Type 1 fonts I would like to continue using include Bitstream
     Charter and Courier 10 Pitch from package xfonts-scalable.

     AbiWord 3.0.2 on Debian 9 (stretch) supported these fonts, but they are
     missing in AbiWord 3.0.4 on Debian 11 (bullseye).

   * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or
     ineffective)?

     I installed the package abiword expecting to find the above-mentioned fonts,
     however they are missing from the font selection menu.

     Steps I tried which were not effective include:
     - Reinstalling the package xfonts-scalable,
     - Manually refreshing the font cache both as user and as root,
     - Creating symbolic links to the relevant .pfb files in ~/.local/share/fonts

     I was able to verify that the aforementioned fonts show up in fc-list and
     xfontsel and continue to appear in other applications such as GIMP which
     support Type 1 fonts.

   * What was the outcome of this action?

     None of these actions made the fonts available in AbiWord.

   * What outcome did you expect instead?

     I had hoped that one of these actions would make the fonts available in
     AbiWord.


Much Appreciated,

Taylor Alexander Brown