Add testing of a "true" variant font
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Description
### What is the problem or limitation you are having?
As noted in #2159, the Endor font doesn't contain a "true" bold or italic, resulting in rendering on iOS and macOS that looks
This contrasts with GTK and Windows, which apply "fake" bold and italic:
### Describe the solution you'd like
* Add to the `fonts` example app an example of a "true" variant font. [Recursive](https://v-fonts.com/fonts/recursive) has been suggested as a candidate.
* Add a tests to the testbed canvas test that performs an automated test of what the `fonts` example is rendering. Add one test for each font (i.e. render an image that renders text as normal, bold, italic and bold-italic for each font).
### Describe alternatives you've considered
Don't explicitly test variant fonts.
### Additional context
_No response_
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start with the fonts example app and the testbed canvas test mentioned in the issue, then inspect how the existing fonts are rendered and tested. Add a true-variant font example and image-based coverage for normal, bold, italic, and bold-italic rendering for each font; done means the automated render tests verify the expected output.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- desktop, testing-qa
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 56/100