Re: [xep-support] Mystery Font Message

From: W. Eliot Kimber (eliot@isogen.com)
Date: Tue Nov 12 2002 - 04:24:33 PST


David Tolpin wrote:

> Eliot,
>
> this means that the font name specified in AFM is not the same as one used
> and specified in fonts.xml. For Postscript output, for example, the font's name
> must match one in the metrics file.
>
> When a non-matching name is used, it is internally replaced with the name from the
> metrics file. To avoid the warning, write
>
> <font name="David-Reg"
> ttf="c:\winnt\fonts\David.ttf"
> embed="true">
> <alias name="David"/>
> </font>

Question: given that there is no .afm file for David.ttf on my system
(not in any obvious place, anyway), how would I know in advance to use
the name David-Reg instead of "David" or "David Regular" (the name as it
appears in Windows Explorer)?

Thanks,

E.

-- 
W. Eliot Kimber, eliot@isogen.com
Consultant, ISOGEN International
1016 La Posada Dr., Suite 240
Austin, TX  78752 Phone: 512.656.4139
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