Variable fonts not working

[SamuelS]

Hi there,

i've installed this font: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Exo+2

On Windows it shows different weights:

I followed this Docs:

https://affinity.help/designer2/en-US.lproj/index.html?page=pages/Text/variableFonts.html&title=Variable fonts

 

But on Designer i have no option for the variables. Why?

[GarryP]

Which version of Designer 2 are you using?

[SamuelS]

3 minutes ago, GarryP said:

Which version of Designer 2 are you using?

2.2.0 now with 2.5.3 it works 😅😶 Thanks

[GarryP]

You’re welcome.

[SimonBo]

Hello everyone, I have a problem with the variable font function, on my function bar the icon is present but in a semi-transparent way, when I select the text both text boxes and artistic text the button for the inactive function, this is understood with all three programs of the suite (version 2.6) Do you have any advice to give me? Thank you

[Alfred]

19 minutes ago, SimonBo said:

have a problem with the variable font function, on my function bar the icon is present but in a semi-transparent way, when I select the text both text boxes and artistic text the button for the inactive function

What fonts are you trying to use? What happens if you select either frame text or artistic text, rather than both types of text object at the same time?

[SimonBo]

Hi Alfred, thanks for the reply.
The button remains transparent regardless of any character I select, both in artistic text and with text boxes. I actually had this problem with the previous update.
Should I try reinstalling the apps?

[MikeTO]

3 hours ago, SimonBo said:

Hi Alfred, thanks for the reply.
The button remains transparent regardless of any character I select, both in artistic text and with text boxes. I actually had this problem with the previous update.
Should I try reinstalling the apps?

Alfred was asking which fonts you were using. This button will only function for variable fonts. You can tell if the font you're using is variable if it has this symbol  next to it in the font list. Fonts without the little "v" on the "O" are static and not variable.

[SimonBo]

All ok, I understand how it works! I set a font compatible with the function.

Thanks to all