Pcbnew : Custom text font (lp:#1831898)

Original report created by Timothée Manaud (timothee)

I̲s̲s̲u̲e̲:̲
When adding text (silk, copper, mask, etc..) there is only one available
font: the default engraving font (IMHO, not really a nice one).

R̲a̲t̲i̲o̲n̲a̲l̲e̲:̲
Because KiCad is getting known from more and more tinkerer, doing trinkets
without enclosure (the product is the bare PCB itself), it would be nice to
have custom font available to improve the final finish of the PCB, with
fancy labels and custom texts on the silk screen.

W̲i̲s̲h̲e̲d̲ ̲f̲e̲a̲t̲u̲r̲e̲:̲
An option to select any system font for text, on any layer, and correct
plotting feature.

W̲o̲r̲k̲a̲r̲o̲u̲n̲d̲:̲ ̲
create a PNG file (eg from Inkscape) with some text with your custom font,
then convert it to a footprint with the bitmap to component converter, edit
the resulting footprint to select the correct layer with a text editor,
then import footprint (or add it to a empty component to the Eeschema or it
will be removed at the text import).
But this is not acceptable as it requires lot of steps, and is not easily
resizable and the layer cannot be selected.

note: the V6 roadmap announce custom font for Eeschema only.
ps: I've not found related issue, please feel free to link to duplicate or
triage to whitelist

Original tags: feature.request pcbnew