![]() ![]() I also want to be able to use all 16 font styles not just nine (9). The problem with this is, it makes it hard to find fonts and it’s time consuming having to scroll through hundreds of fonts in Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop. The next problem I see is, in Adobe Illustrator, when opening the font preview list.Ī) Again, some font styles are grouped, others are not, and some don’t appear at all. This is a problem for me because I want them all grouped as one, not scattered in a random way that expands my font library, and I want to be able to use all 16 font styles not just nine (9). The first problem I see when reviewing Linux Libertine in my Windows font directory, isĪ) only nine (9) font styles out of 16 showed up, andī) it has installed in a manner where some font styles are grouped and others are not. To get started, I’ve gone ahead and installed all 16 font styles of Linux Libertine. The approach taken in this tutorial applies to all fonts not just the example font Linux Libertine. This tutorial will review some of the more common reasons and solutions, which are present using Linux Libertine as an example. There may be several reasons why you may want to change the name of a font or a group of fonts. Linux Libertine Bold, Linux Libertine Italic, Lovers Quarrel Regular Windows name for Font family + font style Lovers Quarrel has one (1) font style and as a group this is a font family called Lovers Quarrel.īold, italic, small caps, regular, display capitals etc. Linux Libertine has 16 font styles and as a group (family name + font styles) this is a font family called Linux Libertine. Linux Libertine, or Goodlight, or Lovers Quarrel.įont family name + the group of font styles associated with this Font family name Given font naming can be a little confusing, the following definitions will be used for this tutorial.Detailed information on naming conventions can be found at Fontforge, Microsoft, Adobe. This tutorial is shown on a Windows 10 computer with Fontforge version 03142020. It’s a free font for personal and commercial use with an open source license. The font used in this tutorial is called Linux Libertine. You can download Fontforge for Windows, Mac, or Linux from here. Finally, I’ll provide tips on why it may not be working for you.Next, we’ll generate our re-named font.Then we’ll change the font name and review error messages.From here, we’ll open Fontforge and select a font file.We’ll start by defining terms and discussing the reasons why you may want to change a font’s name.Patches, suggestions, and corrections are welcome.This tutorial will show you how to name font families, so that they all group together in your operating system’s font location, as well as in Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop font previews, using Fontforge. This book is free culture, hosted on GitHub. When Things Go Wrong With FontForge Itself Prev Designing Devanagari Typefaces Next Adding Glyphs to an Arabic Font Then load FontForge and go to Encoding > Load NameList, and then use ‘Rename glyphs’, since ‘Load NameList’ onlyĪdds the custom namelist to the set of options available in subsequent rename commands. For example:įor glyphs without a Unicode point, use a codepoint of -1, such as in the last line of the above example. Custom Glyph ListsĬreate a namelist.txt file, perhaps using a spreadsheet to list Unicode codepoints and glyph names. You can now hand-code your letter in one window, and refresh the browser in the other to see it drawn on top of the guidelines. When drawing the glyph, it is common to use relative coordinates. The Em Size should remain at 1000 (as that is the height in SVG units) Go to Element > Font Info and in the General menu, place the ascender value in the “Ascent” input and the decender in the “Descent” menu. ![]() That will be the FontForge vertical point for the ascender line in their coordinate system. To set the baseline where you want it in FontForge, take the y coordinate for your baseline in SVG. In the FontForge coordinate system, the baseline is at their 0 point on their vertical access. (There may be a few glyphs that go beyond those lines perhaps FontForge will do the right thing but this hasn’t been tested.)īy default FontForge will set up your baseline at y=800. Y=0 will be the ascender line and y=1000 will be the descender line. But, the height at 1000 is important for easiest import. Width actually doesn’t matter, as long as it is wider than your glyph. The SVG file needs to be set with viewBox="0 0 1000 1000". It is possible to draw glyphs in a general purpose illustration application (Inkscape, Adobe Illustrator, etc) and import them as EPS or SVG. ![]()
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