Space Glyph not exporting

[AshleyAK]

I've created a font (project file attached here) in which the space character is not exporting.
When using the font in InDesign the space character shows as a red highlighted field (meaning that there is no glyph) - screenshot attached

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The glyph properties for the space are:
Name: space
Codepoints: $20, Basic Latin
LSB 0, RSB 614

I'm new to font design so not sure what could be the problem.

[Bhikkhu Pesala]

The .notdef glyph is unnamed, and there is no non-breaking space character. Try fixing those issues and see if it helps.

[AshleyAK]

Thanks for the help!
I've named the .notdef glyph and inserted a non breaking space character.
(The new project file is attached here)

Still, when I'm exporting, it is using the .notdef glyph instead of the space.

[Erwin Denissen]

Maybe the font contains a substitution from space to .notdef.

I'm not in the office right now, but will take a look at it tomorrow morning if still needed.

[Erwin Denissen]

Nothing wrong with the font project, so do upload the actual font file, so we can further look into this problem.

Also make sure you first uninstall the previous version of the font, otherwise your system might get confused. Sometime it is even necessary to clear the Adobe font caches.

[AshleyAK]

Yes, I've been uninstalling before re-installing each time. I'm uploading the font file here.

[MikeW]

I don't like installing fonts to test but rather use the Test Font function from within FC. The titlebar has the font name in it.

The screen shot is from opening your font in FC, clicking on the Test Font button, pasting the text from the Test Font window into ID and changing the font/size to match the font being tested. Space character is fine, here.

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I would recommend clearing the Adobe font cache files as Erwin mentioned. It won't hurt in any case and often solves all sorts of font-related ills in Adobe applications. If that doesn't help in your case, let us know.

http://indesignsecrets.com/fix-font-pro ... rectly.php

[Erwin Denissen]

A less elegant but effective solution, is to simply rename your font, so you can be sure it won't conflict with your existing fonts.