Unsupported character + Update Character Style bug

[zof]

So for example 'Calibri' doesn't support the checkmark character (U+2713), but Publisher automatically substitutes it with another font that supports that glyph -- for me, it is 'MS UI Gothic'.

Of course, one may argue that using 'fake glyphs' implicitly is not necessarily the desired way to handle missing characters, but I think it is the expected behavior here.

Problem:

These unsupported-but-substituted characters temporarily become 'unknown' characters after using the Update Character Style function.

Creating the problem:

1. New document
2. Frame Text Tool, text:

   some text [checkmark character]

   font: 'Calibri', though the [checkmark character] character implicitly becomes 'MS UI Gothic'
3. Choose a character style (e. g. the built-in 'Emphasis' style)
4. Modify the style of the text (e. g. increasing the font size)
5. Update Character Style

• This is the result: 

  some text [question-mark-in-a-square character]

  If I export it to .jpg or .pdf, it remains the same.

Workarounds:

• If I save the file, then close, and reopen it, everything is good again.
• An easier way: Text menu -> Reapply Text Styles.

[Windows 10, Affinity Publisher 1.7.0.399]

[Gabe]

Hi @zof,

Welcome to the forums. 

Thanks for spotting this. I've logged it with our developers.

Gabe.