Henry N Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 My problem with Affinity (Designer) is that the way the Helvetica Neue font family is listed in the font tool isn't how it should be. In the font settings, it's shown correctly with all 14 different variations. In Affinity however, there's 6 with some being duplicates. The way it's shown in Windows (C:) > Windows > Fonts is weird as well. Anyone know what the problem could be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 https://www.google.com/search?q=Helvetica+Neue+font+site:forum.affinity.serif.com Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.3.1.2217 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.2506. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.2506. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Dan C Posted February 6, 2022 Staff Share Posted February 6, 2022 Hi @Henry N, Thanks for your report! As Psenda has linked to above, it may be the specific font files in use causing this issue. Another option is that this is a 'Variable Font', which unfortunately the Affinity applications don't support at this time. Do you recall where these fonts were acquired from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenmcd Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 13 hours ago, Henry N said: Anyone know what the problem could be? Those fonts are broken. They look like the ones from the "Helvetica Fonts Complete" zip - which is full of old broken fonts. The first dead giveaway is the name - just "Helvetica Neue" = old badly named rips. It should be Helvetica Neue LT Std, or Helvetica Neue LT Pro, etc. ... If you have installed all the fonts from that ZIP, I recommend un-installing them all. There are many, many name conflicts which will issues selecting the fonts, and outputing to PDFs. Unless you know how to check them, and fix them, they are bound to cause problems. Like this. Dan C 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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