[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 12793] New: Feature Request: Need a method for font styles in editable text to have fallback fonts

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http://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12793

           Summary: Feature Request: Need a method for font styles in
                    editable text to have fallback fonts
           Product: WebKit
           Version: 420+ (nightly)
          Platform: Macintosh
        OS/Version: Mac OS X 10.4
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: HTML Editing
        AssignedTo: webkit-unassigned at lists.webkit.org
        ReportedBy: dwood at karelia.com


Currently when fonts are set in editable text, just that font face is set. 
However, good HTML practice involves specifying one or more fallback fonts,
with the last one being a generic name like 'serif' and 'sans-serif'.

I would suggest a couple of options:  A delegate method where the controller
can specify a list of font faces to use when a particular font face is
requested -- this will provide quite a bit of flexibility.  Another approach
would be to have the traits of the font examined to determine automatically if
it's serif, sans-serif, monospace, or fantasy as a fallback.


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