[Bugs] #2759 UNSP: Write defaults to "Times New Roman" which is typically a Windows(tm) font

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#2759: Write defaults to "Times New Roman" which is typically a Windows(tm) font
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    Reporter:  greenfeld                  |          Owner:  uwog                       
        Type:  defect                     |         Status:  new                        
    Priority:  Unspecified by Maintainer  |      Milestone:  Unspecified by Release Team
   Component:  Write                      |        Version:  0.92.x                     
    Severity:  Minor                      |       Keywords:  11.2.0                     
Status_field:  Unconfirmed                |   Distribution:  OLPC                       
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Comment(by greenfeld):

 In my opinion, the font name used should match something which is commonly
 mapped to a known font style.  It doesn't necessarily have to be mapped to
 a specific font found in a specific build.

 To kind-of clarify (if I have this right): The "program" which creates a
 font tends to be copyrighted/licensed/etc., while the actual character
 glyphs produced are not.  So there are many potential fonts with similar
 or even radically different names which all generate what could be
 considered "Times Roman", "Courier", etc.

 The actual font code used may very widely; but their output is largely
 indistinguishable for most end users.

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