>> I mean: one should not simply copy an opentype font into (context)
>> system and expected things to work.
>> Checksum should  be check  at every runs, which is useless most of the time:
>> in a production env. I don't change fonts for long time , and every
>> change is tested.
>> Maybe a lua script to install fonts is better -- we can eventually
>> think to a wxLua gui interface .
> 
> I'm not sure. In a desktop environment the user will just update the OpenType 
> font via the OS (e.g. replace a file in the usual OS font directory). From 
> that moment on the font will work in almost any application... don't you 
> think it's reasonable to just have the updated font work in ConTeXt, too?

Addendum: should an updated font not work out of the box (i.e. change the looks 
of an existing document) then I think the usual DTP suspects issue a warning.

Oliver
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