Posted by bharat on September 21, 2005 at 7:17pm
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| Project: | CAPTCHA |
| Version: | 4.6.x-1.x-dev |
| Component: | Code |
| Category: | bug report |
| Priority: | normal |
| Assigned: | Unassigned |
| Status: | closed (won't fix) |
Issue Summary
In Debian with the msttcorefonts package, you get the Webdings and Wingdings TTF fonts. Those render captchas that the user can't decipher (eg: they'd have to figure out what letter the "fire truck" symbol corresponds to). This very simple patch excludes webdings and wingdings from the font list.
http://www.menalto.com/.outgoing/drupal/exclude_wingdings_patch.txt
Comments
#1
This involves hardcoding of values; i have many ITC clipart fonts that will also show up in this case - we can't go on adding stuff infinitely!
It's best to have a few carefully selected fonts set up for Captcha. Too many fonts == too much for the user.