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Fix slow startup in qt_editor caused by QFontDatabase in background thread #3

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19 changes: 0 additions & 19 deletions qt_editor/widgets/configurator.py
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Expand Up @@ -32,25 +32,6 @@ def run(self):
reset_registry() # Ensure fresh scan (handles addon reloads)
registry = build_font_registry()

# --- Variable Font Support (Qt Enrichment) ---
# For each family, ask Qt if there are styles we missed (e.g. named instances in variable fonts)
try:
db = QtGui.QFontDatabase()
for family in list(registry.keys()):
styles = registry[family]
if "Regular" not in styles:
continue

path, index = styles["Regular"]
# Ask Qt for styles of this specific family
available_styles = db.styles(family)
for s in available_styles:
if s not in styles:
# Map the new style to the same file (Variable Font behavior)
styles[s] = (path, index)
except Exception as e:
print(f"[FontsDebug] Qt Enrichment failed: {e}")

AsyncFontLoader._cache = registry
self.fonts_loaded.emit(registry)
except Exception as e:
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