Problems with True Type formats (Fontlab)

ricardo
16.Feb.2005 12.38pm
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I had been some problem with the True Type formats for PC. When I testing this fonts on (Macromedia Freehand, Macromedia Flash, Corel Drawn, Microsoft Word) the kerning pairs are not available. Other wise this font formats are work fine with Adobe Products (Photoshop, Indesign



sii
18.Feb.2005 2.00pm
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Have you tried running the font through the MS Font Validator?

Cheers, Si


ricardo
18.Feb.2005 7.05pm
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Hello Simon, I already used Font Validator for testing my true type formats but I didn


sii
18.Feb.2005 7.57pm
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Yes in a TTF the kern table stores the kerning information. If it's 'green' then it should be properly formed.

I don't know about Flash or Corel Draw but in Word kerning is not applied by default you have to turn it on under font / character spacing. Even then on screen in the wysiwyg mode it might not be apparent as Word messes with the spacing to simulate the printed layout.

Cheers, Si