Where is otf support in FC14?

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Up until FC13 I could export my font projects as either ttf or otf files. Now in FC14 I can no longer do that. I always get ttf file as output despite choosing CFF format during export.
Thanks

2

Is it the file extension that you worry about?

Please read:
https://www.high-logic.com/font-editor/fontcreator/tutorials/the-difference-between-truetype-and-opentype-fonts

3

Yes, I no longer get otf as file extension as it used to be when I choose CFF in export output.

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I would prefer if my fonts had the *.otf extension.

5

Then that is a bug. We will look into it, but for now just change the file extension.

All your fonts, even the ones with TrueType (quadratic) based outlines?

6

Those are the only fonts that I create. Since they contain OpenType features I give them an *.otf extension. It is the easiest way to distinguish them from old fonts that do not contain any.

7

Of course it is a bug. Bring back old functionality from FC13. It made wonderful otf files. Much bolder and better kerned than ttf files.

8

No worries. The font file contains the CFF based font; it is just the last three characters of the file name that are wrong.

It is the inside that counts :wink:

9

Ok but I do see a visible difference between otf files and ttf files generated through FC13. Here you can see too:

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Check fonts for yourself here:

Please don’t remove this amazing functionality in FC14. Thank you.

10

Okay, so maybe the bug is more severe, that is just exports with TrueType based outlines :blush:

11

Thanks. Please submit the bug to the development team for review.

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They are on it right now!

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:smiley: Nothing quite like Team Work.

14

We have just released an update (14.0.0.2792) that solves this issue. You can get it through the main menu → Help → Check for Updates, or just download it from the download page on our website.

Let us know your results.

15

My Truetype fonts still export with *.ttf extension unless I use Postscript outlines.

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Yes, that is true, but the CFF bug is fixed.

It seems most people prefer to distinguish between fonts containing TrueType and CFF based outline by means of the file extension. I personally don’t like it either, so maybe we still need an additional option to specify the file extension for fonts with TrueType based outlines.

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Fixed. Thanks a lot.