Joe wrote:
> Either way, in these cases the spec should clarify that
> installed fonts and metadata files which are private to the
> application need not go in any particular location.
Sure, that seems reasonable.
> 2. I'm not an expert on which shared locations on various OSs would be
> OK, but for structural reasons I would recommend that below the SMuFL/
> directory you have an additional fonts/ subdirectory. This is because
> you may in the future want to have directories for SMuFL data that
> does not relate to any particular named font, and you wouldn't want
> those directories to collide with a font name. So I'd amend your
> proposal to look in:
>
> .../SMuFL/fonts/<fontname>/<fontname>.json
>
> That way you leave the door open for such good things as:
>
> .../SMuFL/pastries/doughnut.json
>
> without having to worry about a font called "pastries". (OK, the
> analogy is light-hearted, even if heavy in calories. But it's a real
> issue.)
Although I don't know what other kind of files might be required, I guess
that's exactly your point! So it seems reasonable to me.
Daniel
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