[systemsettings] [Bug 382193] New: Allow reinstallation of fonts from command line

[Tristan Miller]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=382193

            Bug ID: 382193
           Summary: Allow reinstallation of fonts from command line
           Product: systemsettings
           Version: 5.8.6
          Platform: Other
                OS: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: wishlist
          Priority: NOR
         Component: kcm_fontinst
          Assignee: unassigned-bugs at kde.org
          Reporter: psychonaut at nothingisreal.com
  Target Milestone: ---

The kfontinst command-line tool does not allow a font to be reinstalled from
the command line.  This functionality is important because many fonts are under
active development, with new versions being released on occasion.  (Also
because there exist bugs with the font management application in
systemsettings, such as Bug 361960, that prevents fonts from being installed or
removed that way.)

Steps to reproduce:
1. Install a font (say, foo.ttf) using any method desired.
2. Attempt to install a font with the same filename using kfontinst:
$ kdesu kfontinst foo.ttf

Observed results:
3. The following error dialog appears:

> Installing — Font Installer
> 
> Error
> 
> /usr/local/share/fonts/f/foo.ttf already exists.
> 
> [ Cancel ]

Expected results:
3. A warning dialog should appear that informs me that the font already exists
and asks me whether I want to replace it.  (It would also be helpful if the
warning dialog could be bypassed by using a command-line parameter such as
--force.)

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