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Generate font for Penta/Unix typesettingsystem
Is there someone that can help me with information how I fill in the FontInfo in FontLab 5.1.1. before I generate a font that will be used for a Penta typesettingsystem? At least I hope solving the problem is in the FontInfo. Several attempts are done already and we are running out of time.
Thanks in advance
Nicolien
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18 Jan 2012 — 12:49am
In this case I would start by opening a font that already works fine in that environment. Examine the font info and apply it back to your font.
Hope this helps!
18 Jan 2012 — 4:47am
That is something I did, it does not work. Can it be that the character naming for the Penta/Unix has a restricting? Use of periods in naming, or more than ten positions (e.g. acircumflex has 10 positions)?
Thanks
18 Jan 2012 — 6:08am
What kind of fonts are you actually making? OpenType fonts or old-school Unix PostScript Type 1 (.pfa) fonts or something else?
For OpenType fonts it should not matter when you use periods in glyphnames (as long as your OpenType features reference them). But PostScript Type 1 fonts don't support OpenType features *and* need to comply with certain encodings. Some time ago I had to generate Unix pfa fonts in Adobe Standard Encoding for use in Framemaker for instance.
18 Jan 2012 — 7:05am
The fonts are old-school Unix Postscript Type 1. The customer told me they need an .pfb font, so I generate in FontLab the FontFormat 'Win Type1' and also an suitcase with .afm included. Maybe the Adobe Standard Encoding can be a clue. Thanks for this!
18 Jan 2012 — 7:33am
You might want to check your settings for exporting the fonts as well:
19 Jan 2012 — 12:07am
Paul, thanks for all the help. It seems the reason why the font did not work on the Penta system was not in the font itself that I had generate but in the Penta-system. The font is being tested now.