Use Nearest Available Font Weight Instead of "Unavailable" Error
When switching fonts, instead of generating an "unavailable font" error when a font weight doesn't exist, automatically use the closest available weight based on the previous setting.
For example, when switching from a font that has Black to a font that only has Bold or Regular, simply use the closest available weight e.g. Bold, rather than generating the "unavailable" error.
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Sonya Shannon
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Keith Hartman
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This could be done by tracking the numeric weight (which is standardized) instead of the label of the weight (which is not standardized). CSS already does this. For example, Regular/Book is 400. If you switch to a font that uses the label Normal for that weight, it would just use that since its weight is also 400.