10-19-2012, 03:25 AM | #1 |
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Embedded font-subset sometimes fails
I have several times used Font Squirrel Generator to subset a large font if I only need a few characters, and usually it displays fine in ADE and SONY reader on the desktop. It's great to shave off 85% of the font-file size. (Although sometimes you get scrambled or missing glyphs, I guess probably because the original is missing some metrics or something.)
Now I have one that displays beautifully in ADE, but not at all in Sony software. I thought Sony reader software uses the ADE engine, so I am confused. Any thoughts you'd like to share with this bewildered soul? ------------- OOPS. I posted this in the wrong forum, could a moderator please move it to EPUB or Workshop, thanks. Last edited by GrannyGrump; 10-19-2012 at 03:27 AM. Reason: request to move post |
10-19-2012, 05:12 AM | #2 |
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The Sony reader does use ADE (or actually the mobile part). Usually it is fine if ADE displays it. However, the version of ADE can be important. I believe the newer version do things different, but most mobile versions are based on an older version. I find that version 1.7.x give the best compatibility for fonts.
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10-20-2012, 03:21 AM | #3 |
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Ah, well. I am running the latest version of both, ADE version is 1.8(3?) (not at my home computer and can't confirm.
So I guess I will always have to check subsetted fonts on my device to make sure. But even then, I won't be sure they will display correctly on other readers. Thanks, Toxaris. |
10-20-2012, 09:47 AM | #4 |
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Latest version of ADE is 2.0.
If you are running any of the 1.8's, then you are using the beta version and not the full release. |
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