How to get basic support for Serbian language in InDesign CS4
Please help. In some Adobe system files "Serbian" language is mentioned, but how to reach it? It'll be enough to get support for hyphenation of full aligned text.
View ArticleFont licensing for eBooks (epub with @font-face)
Hello, The ePub format supports - as you may know - the CSS2 @font-face, but Adobe's fonts aren't directly embeddable that rule.At the moment, there are not FAQs or license terms specifically written...
View ArticleAvant Garde Gothic BT < what does the BT stand for?
I am producing some work for a company, in whose style guide it specifies 'ITV Avant Garde Gothic BT' - I have Avant Garde Gothic, but cannot find any decent reference to what the BT might mean. Is it...
View ArticleFont Offering Appealing Numeric Fractions
I'll be taking a job that requires insertion into text of a considerable number of fractions.What font pallet offers fractional notation down through 1/16,1/32,1/64 etc? Fractions should have a...
View Articleworkshops: Font making for beginners
I thought I should mention that I and some other folks are teaching a series of font making workshops for beginners—folks with no (or little) previous experience in type design. The next two are in...
View ArticleNew mac user needs help
I just switched from using a pc and am now using a mac. I have also upgraded to CS5. In the past (on the pc) I was able to highlight my text, place my cursor in the font selection box and use the...
View ArticleAdobe Garamond Pro
Hello, I need a bit of legal advice on the use of "Adobe Garamond Pro" as I cannot find any information on it anywhere. I'm a student designing some Christmas cards for a relative who plans to sell...
View ArticleAdobe KaiTi's license
I'm having a hard time trying to understand how Adobe's fonts can and cannot be distributed. In particular, I would like to use Adobe KaiTi for my desktop software. The font file itself will not be...
View ArticleDot below character in Garamond Premier Pro
Hi, I'm trying to figure out how to get a dot below the letters H, t, and s in Garamond Premier Pro. The combining mark doesn't seem to work, and the specific glyphs don't exist. Any ideas? Most other...
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Your Favorite Fonts
I have a ridiculous amount of fonts on my computer. Most of them I don't use, but I'm afraid the minute I delete them, I will need them. It's quite annoying to scroll through my looong list of fonts....
View ArticleTypography Verbage
Typography. I'm not sure if that's the place to be looking I'm trying to list the differences between writing on paper and on a tablet and I think there's a word for when you press harder with a pencil...
View ArticleProblemas con indesing
hola, ya me estoy volviendo loca con este tema. cada vez que presiono enter en na caa de texto, el texto que esta por debao pasa atonaticamente a otra caja por mas que tenga espacio en la primera....
View Articletypeface that Adobe is using for their CS3
What is the typeface that Adobe is using for their CS3 or CS4 icons please( example, Fl, ID, AI, Ps, DW- what font is on the icons) Thanks
View ArticleCommon font size on business cards?
Most examples I've come across range between 7-8pt. Whereas my client insists he had never seen anything less than 9pt+. I would love to get some feedback on this.
View ArticleFree software to change glyph mapping in a font?
Hi, I've got this old font that I need to use. I would like to change the glyph mapping of the font (i.e., use the same glyphs, but map them to different spots). Does anyone know of a free application...
View ArticleCopy/Pasting from Hebrew font in PDF
Hi - I'm trying to copy and paste text from a PDF so I can edit and analyze the contents. The file was created in Hebrew. It is set of Israel's election results and available on their government...
View ArticleRender Glyp Data from a TrueType Character
Hi, Is it possible to draw a character on screen with only the Glyph Data from the glyf table in the TrueType file?I have been searching and found soms API's that can render glyphs. Most of them need...
View ArticleWho should buy the font, designer or client?
Client told me what font she wants to use, but I dont need that font in the future.I told her to buy the font because she plans to use it for more projects. Can youexplain in general cases when should...
View ArticleA question for pro typographers only
I have to find some text and signage type to go with an identity that uses Doyald Young's Finesse Light. It actually looks OK with the symbol that another designer sold to the client. (I have been...
View ArticleWhy when I applied a paragraph style to a text the text is colored behind
I dont´know what I done but, after having done lots ot texts in inDesign cs6 in a mac OX lion, now when I applied paragraphs styles to a text the text is coloured behind. I saw the preferences and all...
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