Remove unused fonts

juliuss · 09-03-2022, 08:13 AM

I have Kindle Paperwhite 3 (2015) with KoReader 2022.08.

The folder `koreader/fonts/droid` contain the font `DroidSansMono.ttf` which I don't need. I use Google Noto for my books.

But if I delete the folder `koreader/fonts/droid`, KOReader doesn't start anymore.

Why?

How to delete useless fonts?

gogu1904 · 09-03-2022, 08:17 AM

Wait a minute. If KOReader does not start anymore it means the droid font is definitely NOT useless. You may not need it, but KOReader does need it. Right?

juliuss · 09-03-2022, 09:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gogu1904

Wait a minute. If KOReader does not start anymore it means the droid font is definitely NOT useless. You may not need it, but KOReader does need it. Right?

I don't know. It may need it to render the UI? I don't know.

Which fonts does it need and which ones can I delete?

It appears in the font list of my books. Maybe the fonts it needs should be separate from user-provided fonts.

NiLuJe · 09-03-2022, 09:43 AM

It's an UI font in some specific circumstances (namely, when Noto's insane metrics are problematic when positioning matters).

We don't ship *any* font we don't need.

juliuss · 09-03-2022, 11:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

It's an UI font in some specific circumstances (namely, when Noto's insane metrics are problematic when positioning matters).

We don't ship *any* font we don't need.

Ok, then I'm not entitled to delete *any* font.

Still, I think the fonts for internal-use should be kept in another folder than the fonts used to render the books.

I don't need this font to render my book, and I would rather not to see it in the list of fonts.

09-03-2022, 08:13 AM	#1
juliuss Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2022 Device: Kindle	Remove unused fonts I have Kindle Paperwhite 3 (2015) with KoReader 2022.08. The folder `koreader/fonts/droid` contain the font `DroidSansMono.ttf` which I don't need. I use Google Noto for my books. But if I delete the folder `koreader/fonts/droid`, KOReader doesn't start anymore. Why? How to delete useless fonts?

09-03-2022, 09:43 AM	#4
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,478 Karma: 26012494 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	It's an UI font in some specific circumstances (namely, when Noto's insane metrics are problematic when positioning matters). We don't ship any font we don't need. Last edited by NiLuJe; 09-03-2022 at 09:45 AM.

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09-03-2022, 08:17 AM	#2
gogu1904 Connoisseur Posts: 80 Karma: 2112464 Join Date: May 2019 Device: Kobo Aura One LE	Wait a minute. If KOReader does not start anymore it means the droid font is definitely NOT useless. You may not need it, but KOReader does need it. Right?