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Support DesignSpace v5.x data

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Description

* Axes elided fallback name https://fonttools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/designspaceLib/xml.html#axes-element
* Discrete axes https://fonttools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/designspaceLib/xml.html#axis-element
* Axis labels
* https://fonttools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/designspaceLib/xml.html#labels-element-axis
* https://fonttools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/designspaceLib/xml.html#label-element-axis
* https://fonttools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/designspaceLib/xml.html#labelname-element-axis-stat-label
* Mappings element
* https://fonttools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/designspaceLib/xml.html#mappings-element
* https://fonttools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/designspaceLib/xml.html#mapping-element
* https://fonttools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/designspaceLib/xml.html#input-element
* https://fonttools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/designspaceLib/xml.html#output-element
* Top-level labels element
* https://fonttools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/designspaceLib/xml.html#labels-element-top-level
* https://fonttools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/designspaceLib/xml.html#label-element-top-level
* https://fonttools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/designspaceLib/xml.html#location-element-top-level-stat-label
* https://fonttools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/designspaceLib/xml.html#dimension-element
* https://fonttools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/designspaceLib/xml.html#labelname-element-top-level-stat-label
* Localised names for sources https://fonttools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/designspaceLib/xml.html#familyname-element-localised-names-for-sources
* Variable fonts element and subelements https://fonttools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/designspaceLib/xml.html#variable-fonts-element
* Instance element
* Optional location attribute https://fonttools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/designspaceLib/xml.html#instance-element
* fontinfo dicts https://fonttools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/designspaceLib/xml.html#example-for-varlib

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Research direction

Start by reading the linked DesignSpace v5.x XML specification sections and identify how the listed axes, labels, mappings, localized names, variable-font elements, and instance attributes are represented. Done means the Rust crate supports reading the listed DesignSpace v5.x data, including instance locations and fontinfo dictionaries.

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Tech stack
rust
Domain
data
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
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Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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