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We now subset Type-1 fonts and no longer have a copy of ttconv.

Make the font comparison table a grid table so we can use a colspan
cell.

Clarify that Type-1 fonts get used only in the usetex/pdf combination.

We now subset Type-1 fonts and no longer have a copy of ttconv.

Make the font comparison table a grid table so we can use a colspan
cell.

Clarify that Type-1 fonts get used only in the usetex/pdf combination.
@github-actions github-actions bot added the Documentation: user guide files in galleries/users_explain or doc/users label Jun 7, 2025
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The solution to this problem is to subset the fonts used in the document and
only embed the glyphs actually used. This gets both vector text and small
files sizes. Computing the subset of the font required and writing the new
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Since you're already touching this, the This in "This gets both vector text" reads as ambigous to me - I don't know what gets both, and also I don't quite understand what gets means in this context

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I rewrote the paragraph, hopefully in a clearer way.

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Thank you, that's a much clearer explanation of font subsetting.

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We now subset Type-1 fonts and no longer have a copy of ttconv.

When did that come in/what should this PR be milestoned to?

@QuLogic QuLogic added this to the v3.11.0 milestone Jun 11, 2025
@QuLogic QuLogic merged commit d810e68 into matplotlib:main Jun 11, 2025
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We now subset Type-1 fonts and no longer have a copy of ttconv.

When did that come in/what should this PR be milestoned to?

I suppose this should be v3.11.0?

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