RE: [External] Aw: Re: Re: Re: Re: Native TTF name sometimes contains crap

Input is a TTF file

-----Original Message-----
From: Boppe, Balakrishna (D&G COE) 
Sent: Monday, October 25, 2021 1:02 PM
To: Werner LEMBERG <[email protected]>; [email protected]
Subject: RE: [External] Aw: Re: Re: Re: Re: Native TTF name sometimes contains crap

Hi,

We want to create fonts using  pixelsize of the order of 14, which would eventually be displayed on DPI 114 display device. However, the fonts are not looking smoother at this pixel size.

Any special settings that we need enable make the fonts smoother ? Like sub-pixel rendering enable OR HINTING or anything.

Please provide the guidance!

Thanks,
Bala.

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Sent: Monday, September 6, 2021 10:44 AM
To: Werner LEMBERG <[email protected]>
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Subject: [External] Aw: Re: Re: Re: Re: Native TTF name sometimes contains crap

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Please find the ftdump output and the related font attached.

Mike



> Gesendet: Sonntag, 05. September 2021 um 04:26 Uhr
> Von: "Werner LEMBERG" <[email protected]>
> An: [email protected]
> Cc: [email protected]
> Betreff: Re: Aw: Re: Re: Re: Native TTF name sometimes contains crap
>
> > Yes, for sure, hex values are more accurate. > > So ftdump returns "\U+009E\U+004F" which is the correct name, so > ftdump is doing something I do not know about. > > When I call the get-name-function as shown, the returned value is > 0x7e 0xd1 0x4f 0x53 I guess it's rather 0xb8 0xd1 0x4f 0x53 right? > So when it is a Mojibake-problem - is ftdump workarounding this? If > yes: how? Please send me the problematic font off-list. It's too hard otherwise to analyze the issue. Werner