Bryan Rieger Posted April 26, 2024 Posted April 26, 2024 I've noticed some issues with some variable fonts, such as Ohno Softie (Adobe Fonts) where the kerning and tracking is way off from the actual settings. Apple Pages renders the font as you would expect, while Affinity squishes everything (and often inconsistently) together. Example from Apple Pages (above) and the same text in Affinity Designer (below). Quote
Staff Pauls Posted April 26, 2024 Staff Posted April 26, 2024 @Bryan Rieger would it be possible to get a sample document and the exact font you are using. I'm not seeing the same issue as you Quote
Bryan Rieger Posted April 26, 2024 Author Posted April 26, 2024 (edited) Sure thing @Pauls. I've attached an example file here. FWIW The Example.png file is what I see in Designer using variable fonts (see Example_static.png for static fonts), but I have no idea what is happening with the exported PDF using variable fonts (attached) as the font is the wrong weight—but at least it's legible. The font used is Ohno Softie Variable from Adobe Fonts. Example.afdesign Example.pdf Edited April 26, 2024 by Bryan Rieger Added Example_static.png showing same content with a static font. Quote
Staff Pauls Posted April 26, 2024 Staff Posted April 26, 2024 thanks - was the font used in a previous version of Designer first (e.g. 2.4)? When I open the file the font is coming up as missing ( despite having the Adobe font installed) Quote
Bryan Rieger Posted April 26, 2024 Author Posted April 26, 2024 Yeah, it was originally created in 2.4. Using the static font. Disabling the static font and then enabling the variable font seems to have caused this problem. I can see folks who have used static versions of fonts in the past wanting to migrate documents to variable versions if possible. Pauls 1 Quote
MikeTO Posted April 26, 2024 Posted April 26, 2024 Good catch, I hadn't tried this yet. Affinity can't find the font and report it as missing while Adobe and Microsoft match it to the variable equivalent. Pauls 1 Quote Download a free PDF manual for Affinity Publisher 2.6 Download a quick reference chart for Affinity's Special Characters Affinity 2.6 for macOS Sequoia 15.5, MacBook Pro (M4 Pro) and iPad Air (M2)
nicksherman Posted December 8, 2024 Posted December 8, 2024 This comment is coming a bit late so perhaps it's not of much use now, but just in case you're still encountering this issue … It looks like it may be related to a bug in Affinity apps where kerning isn't properly applied for variable fonts, as described here: https://typo.social/@HEX/113605952262076221 kenmcd 1 Quote
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