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sherman · 12-01-2016, 11:08 PM

Hi Folks,

Just another little nugget of wisdom(???).

So it turns out that the OS/2 table (not just PANOSE!) is kind of important. Applications (and Windows) can get all confused if the OS/2 fsSelection field (style basically), and usWeightClass (font weight) don't match the rest of the font.

It's quite ridiculous to see just how many different ways there are to specify font names and styles in a single font! And there's nothing stopping conflicting values from occurring either.

Sigh... another thing added to my font modifier program (which I'll release someday.... promise!)

12-01-2016, 11:08 PM	#384
sherman Guru Posts: 856 Karma: 2676800 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Taranaki - NZ Device: Kobo Aura H2O, Kobo Forma	Set yer OS/2... Hi Folks, Just another little nugget of wisdom(???). So it turns out that the OS/2 table (not just PANOSE!) is kind of important. Applications (and Windows) can get all confused if the OS/2 fsSelection field (style basically), and usWeightClass (font weight) don't match the rest of the font. It's quite ridiculous to see just how many different ways there are to specify font names and styles in a single font! And there's nothing stopping conflicting values from occurring either. Sigh... another thing added to my font modifier program (which I'll release someday.... promise!)