clint_k Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Please support CJK TrueType font for the Text Tool. Currently, when I type some east Asian text and choose a TrueType CJK font, nothing is displayed. The functionality and usability of Affinity Designer is so much better than other softwares including Adobe's. If CJK fonts are fully supported, the app will no doubt gain great market share in the region. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Harris Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Currently we aim to draw the character you specify in the font you specify. The thing we don't do is automatically switch to a different font if the character isn't supported. For example, if I use U+3410 with Adobe Fangsong Std, it looks correct to me, and if I use Adobe Garamond Pro it becomes a box. So we do support CJK text; you just have to select the right font yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clint_k Posted April 14, 2015 Author Share Posted April 14, 2015 Currently we aim to draw the character you specify in the font you specify. The thing we don't do is automatically switch to a different font if the character isn't supported. For example, if I use U+3410 with Adobe Fangsong Std, it looks correct to me, and if I use Adobe Garamond Pro it becomes a box. So we do support CJK text; you just have to select the right font yourself. Yes I know the behavior of the app. It works as you said if the font is OpenType, but shows nothing if it is TrueType font. I guess the problem might be caused by the 'cmap' of the TrueType font, but not sure. FYI: Japanese text is displayed normally if I choose Osaka (the TrueType font made by Apple). Other TrueType fonts do not work in Affinity Designer (yet I can use those fonts in other applications without any problem). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Harris Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Can you give me an example of a TrueType font that doesn't work in Affnity Designer? Ideally one that comes with OS X or is freely available. You say Osaka works, so it's probably not a generic problem with TrueType. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clint_k Posted April 14, 2015 Author Share Posted April 14, 2015 Can you give me an example of a TrueType font that doesn't work in Affnity Designer? Ideally one that comes with OS X or is freely available. You say Osaka works, so it's probably not a generic problem with TrueType. I could not find any free font which can reproduce the problem on the web. I have some fonts, but they are commercial product that I can't upload here. Is there any way I can send mine personally to you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Harris Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 You can send them to support@seriflabs.com, for my attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clint_k Posted April 15, 2015 Author Share Posted April 15, 2015 You can send them to support@seriflabs.com, for my attention. Thank you. I have sent you one of the font. Please try with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Harris Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Thanks. I've received the font and have reproduced the problem, and I'll look into it later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Harris Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 I found a problem, which should be fixed in the next build. Thanks again for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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