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Some XMP properties in the `stFnt` namespace mention a non-existent `String` type (issue present in the specification PDF document only)

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Since XMP specification of 2005, and still present in the XMP Specification part 2 2002 [**pdf document**](https://github.com/adobe/XMP-Toolkit-SDK/blob/main/docs/XMPSpecificationPart2.pdf), the following XMP properties mention a `String` type which I couldn't find described in any XMP specification, including ISO 16684-1:2019. They are:

- **stFnt:versionString**: String
- **stFnt:fontFileName**: String
- **stFnt:childFontFiles**: ordered array of String

The immediate guess is that it was just a typo and they are really referring to `Text` instead. Also **stFnt:fontType** should better refer to "Open choice of Text" instead of only "open choice".

The PDF TWG [discussed](https://github.com/pdf-association/pdf-issues/issues/621#issuecomment-3341359391) this issue and found out the Markdown [version](https://github.com/adobe/xmp-docs/blob/master/XMPNamespaces/XMPDataTypes/Font.md) of the specification **has been fixed already**. The request here is either to fix the PDF document or better specify it's status, if no more updates are planned for it (eg. move it to a "Legacy" folder).

Excerpt of the specification PDF document below:

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