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Re: [tor-bugs] #18364 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Tor Browser in Gnu+Linux doesn't support Dingbats properly



#18364: Tor Browser in Gnu+Linux doesn't support Dingbats properly
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 Reporter:  erchewin                  |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect                    |         Status:  new
 Priority:  High                      |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                    |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-fingerprinting-fonts  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:  #18097                    |         Points:
 Reviewer:                            |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by gk):

 Replying to [comment:10 vegansalad]:
 > Replying to [comment:9 yawning]:
 > > Replying to [comment:7 vegansalad]:
 > > > Does a new font need to be packaged for Linux TBB that renders
 Dingbats / Glyphs / Older Unicode?
 > >
 > > Well.  None of the bundled fonts include the Dingbats Unicode code
 block.
 > >
 > > Bundling `NotoSansSymbols-Regular.ttf` (832 KiB) along with some font-
 config trickery would be an improvement, though I am uncertain as to how
 real browser developers want to handle the download/bundle space vs
 coverage tradeoff.
 >
 > The coverage is vast, including this very Trac. The download/bundle
 space addition is small. I'm sorry, but why the frack is this issue not
 being given the time of day? Please let me know how I can move things
 forward in a healthy way.

 Witing a patch, testing it and, if all works well, attaching it to this
 ticket + setting the status of it to `needs_review` would be such a way.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/18364#comment:11>
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