Defer "Restricted Font" Message until font actually edited/exported

[xmha97]

Hello,
I see this message every time I open some fonts into the program:

I using FontForge just to see the fonts (not edit them)
How can I disable this message?

[jtanx]

That's not possible.

[ctrlcctrlv]

I disagree and am reopening this.

I agree that the message must appear before any edit, save, or export, but I don't know that it necessarily needs to block opening in the GUI.

Perhaps we could trigger it on SCCharChanged instead, along with saves and exports. Similar to LibreOffice's read only mode.

[frank-trampe]

Viewing the file without making changes seems squarely compliant with the intent of the restriction, but moving the check does increase complexity. @xmha97, would that do anything for you?

[xmha97]

would that do anything for you?

I agree with @ctrlcctrlv
Similar GUI like Office's read-only mode

[skef]

There's also copying and pasting into a different font.

[KamilLanda]

I also got this message from some font and I removed the message by this way.
Of course it is advice for 100% legal font and 100% legal work with this font.

1. save the font as SFD
2. open SFD in text editor (under Windows you can use Notepad)
3. find the line FSType:
4. change the number to the 0 -> FSType: 0
5. save SFD and open in FontForge
   Then you can generate the TTF from FontForge and open the TTF and it will be without the uncomfortable message.

It was functional for me.

[ctrlcctrlv]

Depending on the copyright of the font, following @KamilLanda's advice might be a crime in your jurisdiction. It also likely breaks the EULA of the font unless it's free software (but free software should never have this flag set).

So, be careful if you will publish the font. Don't get in trouble. The only 100% legal use of the advice is removing a flag mistakenly set on a free software font, which can indeed happen. (Happened to me before w/fontmake.)