Cascadia-code: Distribute Cascadia Code via the Windows Store

Created on 19 Sep 2019 · 8Comments · Source: microsoft/cascadia-code

Description of the new feature/enhancement

Since there is a font section in the Windows Store, wouldn't it make sense to distribute the font there? Especially if it gets updated regularly? Would be a useful addition for developers on Windows.

BTW great work, i installed Cascadia Code on all my dev boxes already.

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nor0x

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We are actively working on this and any updates will be added to this issue! 😊

cinnamon-msft on 20 Sep 2019

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Shipping it as a standalone font in the Store would definitely make sense, as it would make it easily available for use in other products instead of being confined to the Windows Terminal app.

PhMajerus on 19 Sep 2019

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Yeah, this situation is the same as we have with executables: both methods (standalone and through the store) are a nice-to-have.
The one requires to keep it updated manually.
The other updates it automatically that, as a Windows user, I prefer.

So both strategies would be great

SergioMorchon on 19 Sep 2019

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Apparently there's a ton of issues when installing fonts manually if certain Windows hardening is enforced with Group Policy.

A by-product of this hardening (if I get the idea) is that nobody can install a font, unless the process is elevated. And since there's no way to elevate Explorer (windows shell), this means even administrators cannot.

Of course there's still a way to do so with command line (as always.) But the command line options for installing fonts seem to be rather obscure, and there's no standard built-in way.

Yes, not all customers are affected by these constraints. But for those who are, I hope that distributing the font thru Windows Store would serve a big relief.