[AD] Adding save/load font functions

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Hi,

I think it would be a good idea to have save/load FONT functions in Allegro. Although for most cases it'll default to load_datafile_object(), it would help add-ons that use their own special font formats.

For example, AllegroGL does some heavy computations on fonts when doing a conversion (and I'm adding some more to save texture space). Being able to save/load the intermediary results (saved in the FONT structure) via a hook would be very helpful towards reducing load times on AllegroGL programs.

Sure, AllegroGL can have it's own API for this, but since it manipulates Allegro FONTs anyway, I thought it would be a good idea to have this inside Allegro.

It could also be helpful for other add-ons, and also would serve to complete the API - we already have load/save pairs for just about everything.


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