Re: [bug #66342] [gropdf] embed all fonts by default, per current PDF recommendations

On Tuesday, 3 February 2026 13:22:51 GMT G. Branden Robinson wrote:
> Here's Dave's comment #8 in its entirety:
> >>> Deri,
> >>> 
> >>> Would it make sense to make embedding the default behavior, continue
> >>> to accept "-e" as a no-op (as Branden did), and introduce a new flag
> >>> to specify not embedding the base 14 fonts, for those users who do
> >>> need smaller PDFs?  This would change existing behavior for users
> >>> who do not specify -e, but in a way more in line with best
> >>> practices, and would not affect users who do specify -e.  Is that an
> >>> acceptable change?

My preference is the same, retire -e (no-op), and change gropdf to always 
embed (if at all possible) so if gropdf is in basic mode it can't embed but 
won't squawk about it. If new flag -E is given the base-14 fonts won't be 
embedded (as now without -e flag), so users can generate the smallest valid 
pdf even if gropdf is in intermediate/full mode (where base-14 fonts will now 
be embedded). -E does nothing in basic mode since there are no real fonts to 
embed.

For after 1.24.0