Hi Graeme, Some ideas below:
On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 10:59 PM, Graeme Kidd <[email protected]> wrote: > > > ---------------------------------------- >> Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 20:47:47 +0100 >> Subject: Re: [Freefont-bugs] Add extra characters to FreeSerif >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> CC: [email protected] >> >> Hi, Graeme! >> >> On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 8:06 PM, Graeme Kidd wrote: >> > >> > This is my first time using FreeSerif and Fontforge and I noticed the >> > following two glyphs are not available: >> > Glyph "Z" (0x2124) >> > Glyph "R" (0x211d) >> > >> Are we understanding one another? >> >> These characters (0x2124 and 0x211d, the "blackboard bold" letters Z >> and R) have been in the roman styles of FreeSerif, FreeSans, and >> FreeMono for some time. > Ah, well it appears Apache FOP is not picking them up: > [WARN ] Glyph "ℤ" (0x2124) not available in font "FreeSerif". > [WARN ] Glyph "ℝ" (0x211d) not available in font "FreeSerif". > > I am using Apache FOP to help convert XML to Postscript which only supports > Type 1 fonts. So far I have simply generated a PFM and PFB file from the > FreeSerif.sfd file which is then used by Apache FOP. > > Once I get it working I will let you know if I need bold or italic versions. > It is very likely that something is not picking up on the new fonts. I don't know how Apache FOP works, however. How did you install them? (and which versions? TrueType, OpenType?) What system are you using? Some things to check out: Previously-installed freefont: look under /usr/share/fonts/ do a "locate freeserif" and "locate FreeSerif" Font cache not properly updated. delete everything under ~/.fontconfig/ Good luck!
