Re: [Indic-computing-users] Akruthi fonts need to be encoded

[Dr. U.B. P. <pav...@vi...>]

> 
> --- "Dr. U.B. Pavanaja" <pav...@vi...> wrote:
> > Another option is to use the eval copy of Font Creator 
> > Program (FCP) from www.high-logic.com. The advantage of 
> > this package compared to Fontographer is that this does not 
> > knock-off the OpenType tables added by VOLT.
> 
> I think FontoGrapher also retains all tables of OpenType. However,
> I'll check it once again.
 
I am pretty sure about this. The develeopments of Fontographer 
has been stopped.

> > Invariably, when you create OTF, you need to iterate between a font
> > glyph editing package and VOLT. FCP and FontLab are the wtoo font
> > glyph editing packages that I know which don't knock-off the OTF
> > tables added by VOLT.
> 
> This is really not advisable. Before you start burning OpenType tables
> into the font, you should plan and design your glyphs. Iteration may
> result in malicious rule and sometimes corrupted tables.

I agree on this account. But most of the times, when someone 
is a beginner with OTF, it is difficult to know all the needed 
glyphs in advance. Other thing people do while beginning with 
OTF is to try with a small glyph set first. Of course, these 
are not advisable.

Rgds,
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