Is there a tool to see the contents of an embedded font file (ttf)?

James_Wilde · 09-06-2010, 01:06 PM

I have a problem. I'm working on turning a book into an epub file, but I need to embed the italic font, since the standard font in at least my ebook reader doesn't include the symbols I need.

Certain words - probably about thirty - are written in pinyin, which is a way to represent a tonal language like Mandarin with western letters including accented vowels. Some of the accents are not your standard grave and acute of french, and, as I say, aren't included in the font in my reader.

So I want to embed the italic font, but I'd like to know that the file really includes the accented letters I'm after. Is there any tool which will show the characters in the font file?

TIA

charleski · 09-06-2010, 01:23 PM

FontForge

Jellby · 09-06-2010, 01:26 PM

Something like FontForge? (There are probably many other font viewers)

[EDIT: I took too long searching

]

Nate the great · 09-06-2010, 01:44 PM

In Windows, you should be able to simply double click on the TTF file and open it. The viewer is built in.

James_Wilde · 09-06-2010, 03:53 PM

Thanks all. Got FontForge for Mac and it works a treat.

09-06-2010, 01:06 PM	#1
James_Wilde Guru Posts: 729 Karma: 4321462 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Sweden Device: Iriver Story	Resolved: Is there a tool to see the contents of an embedded font file (ttf)? I have a problem. I'm working on turning a book into an epub file, but I need to embed the italic font, since the standard font in at least my ebook reader doesn't include the symbols I need. Certain words - probably about thirty - are written in pinyin, which is a way to represent a tonal language like Mandarin with western letters including accented vowels. Some of the accents are not your standard grave and acute of french, and, as I say, aren't included in the font in my reader. So I want to embed the italic font, but I'd like to know that the file really includes the accented letters I'm after. Is there any tool which will show the characters in the font file? TIA Last edited by James_Wilde; 09-06-2010 at 05:03 PM.

09-06-2010, 01:23 PM	#2
charleski Wizard Posts: 1,181 Karma: 539735 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-505	FontForge __________________ if ePub is Homo neanderthalensis, then Mobipocket is a bunch of baboons flashing their bottoms at each other

09-06-2010, 01:44 PM	#4
Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 10,033 Karma: 2422819 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	In Windows, you should be able to simply double click on the TTF file and open it. The viewer is built in. __________________ The Digital Reader blog - www.the-digital-reader.com

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