Preview Text - Font Name Missing

[ErwinDenissen]

Hi Bob,

A very good question! That’s why this question has already been answered in the MainType FAQ. I’ve just added the answer with some more background information here:

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Why do some fonts display AbCdEfGhIj as Preview Text? Initially MainType shows a different preview text (AbCdEfGhIj) for Symbol fonts. You can change this behavior through the Options window (Select Options from the Tools menu and then click the Preview Text tab). At the bottom of this page you can change the preview text used for Symbol fonts. Alternatively you can disable this feature through the “Show this text for Symbol fonts” option. Symbol fonts are special fonts, that should only inclu…