ves2 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Publisher has problems using the integrated kerning pairs of Postscript Type1 fonts. It ignores them! I noticed this with extreme pairs like LT. In new OpenType fonts this works correctly. Not so with Postscript Type1 – no matter if the AFM files or only the font suitcases are included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Sean P Posted February 26, 2019 Staff Share Posted February 26, 2019 Hi ves2, Would it be possible for you to attach a Type 1 font that contains some kerning pairs, and also what pairs do not work? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ves2 Posted February 26, 2019 Author Share Posted February 26, 2019 Hi Sean, try the glyph pairs "LT" of the UniversBQ Mac PostScript (Type1) font. As an example for the correct metric kerning, I made a screenshot of FontExplorer X Pro and have attached it too. best explore! Jens UniversBQ.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Sean P Posted February 26, 2019 Staff Share Posted February 26, 2019 Thanks for the file - unfortunately they don't to be working when I unzip them. In fact they both show as Zero byte 'Unix executables' according to Get Info on macOS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ves2 Posted February 26, 2019 Author Share Posted February 26, 2019 one more attempt with and without file extensions. Good luck UniversBQ.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ves2 Posted February 27, 2021 Author Share Posted February 27, 2021 Hello Sean, Oh yes, the font has been damaged in the ZIP archive. Probably because old Mac Type1 fonts usually don't have a suffix but a resource and data fork. I have therefore packed the FontSuitcase type FFIL and the associated outline printer fonts type LWFN into a DMG image. Good luck with testing. UniversBQ.dmg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seneca Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 On 2/17/2019 at 4:17 PM, ves2 said: Publisher has problems using the integrated kerning pairs of Postscript Type1 fonts. It ignores them! I'm sure you are aware that Font Type 1 is going away and Adobe advises people to start switching to Open Type format. Adobe will end Font 1 support in January 2023. Please see this post to migrate your fonts to alternative formats: https://creativepro.com/how-to-convert-postscript-fonts-to-opentype-with-transtype/?utm_source=CreativePro+Network+List&utm_campaign=a59a8cb0a0-idtotw_02-25-21&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_98b7b678b4-a59a8cb0a0-262960537&mc_cid=a59a8cb0a0&mc_eid=b1c562919e 2017 27” iMac 4.2 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7 • Radeon Pr 580 8GB • 64GB • Ventura 13.6.4. iPad Pro (10.5-inch) • 256GB • Version 16.4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ves2 Posted February 27, 2021 Author Share Posted February 27, 2021 Yes, thank you for pointing that out. I am aware of this. If a Type1 font is displayed and usable by Affinity, I expect full support, not half support (see kerning). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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