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I created a font with ligatures (to center some accents over letters correctly) and they display correctly in Word 2013 but in PDF's exported from Word documents they don't display; instead the source characters for the ligatures display. The ligatures also don't display in LibreOffice.

Its Word 2013 and Windows 7 Pro

The script is the default script, the language is the default language and the ligatures are in rlig (required ligatures) and there is a dummy DSIG table in the font.

Thanks

Try including them as standard ligatures and see if that works.

I'm using Word 2010 and without rlig. But the std. ligs, hlig and dligs all show up in a PDF, whether I use Word's crappy in-built PDF save as routine or Acrobat's plug-in. W2010 I think was the first version to support ligs, but I don't know if it supports rligs.

If I get time I can roll in an rlig feature into this font.

However, it may behoove you to ZIP up your font with a test Word document and supply Erwin with it. Else it may be an apples/oranges thing.

harryspier123 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 22, 2017 2:39 pmThe script is the default script

You could try the correct script (depending on the characters Latin, Arabic, Hebrew, etc) and see if that works.

Thank you Erwin,
What you suggested worked.

Script = Latin, lang = default and lookup = rlig displays ligatures in Word, PDF and LibreOffice

Note also:
Script=Latin, lang = default and lookup = liga doesn't display ligatures in either Word, PDF or LibreOffice
Script=default, lang default and lookup = rlig displays ligatures in Word but not in PDF or LibreOffice
Script = default, lang = default and lookup = liga doesn't display ligatures in either Word, PDF or LibreOffice
Script = Latin, lang = ENG and lookup = liga or rlig gives invalid pointer operation when I try to export or install the font.

Thanks,
Harry

harryspier123 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 22, 2017 10:05 pm Thank you Erwin,
What you suggested worked.

Perfect!

harryspier123 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 22, 2017 10:05 pmScript = Latin, lang = ENG and lookup = liga or rlig gives invalid pointer operation when I try to export or install the font.

This will be fixed with the next upcoming release.