Maybe this is a limitation of Windows, but printing a sample from the Font Test window will print only ASCII characters in the current font. All other characters are printed using a system font.
FontTestPrintout.png
Bhikkhu Pesala, thanks for reporting this issue.
It seems like a bug to me. I’ll add it to the bug list, and make sure it’s fixed in the next release.
This is even worse in FontCreator 7.
The Font Test Window doesn’t use the temporary font at all for printing, just a generic Serif or Sans Serif font.
This is not something I have ever really needed to use — I would normally print font samples from PagePlus then I have much more control over the layout — but I think the print function should be removed if its not worth the effort of fixing to print using the test font.
Printing a single glyph from the Glyph Edit window is less useful than taking a screen shot, and printing that.
Print Glyph Points.pdf (110 KB)
Print Font Test.pdf (2.9 KB)
I’ve run another test here, and at first the print failed big time. It showed PCL XL error InsufficientMemory as output.
Then I disabled auto hinting and printed again through the Font Test dialog. This time it worked like a charm.
Both times I printed to a HP LaserJet.
I also printed as PDF through PDF995 printer driver, and both times that worked just fine.