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Where does Flash CS4 gets its font name from?

neelu

In a nutshell -- I am trying to know where Flash CS4 gets its font name from.

To give more context; I have an .otf font file for ZineSlabDisOT, and the font name for this font is different on different Flash versions; as shown below to be precise:

MAC Flash CS3 : ZineSlabDis OT
PC Flash CS3 : ZineSlabDisOT
MAC Flash CS4 : Zine Slab Display OT
PC Flash CS4 : Zine Slab Display OT

After investigating this .otf file in a font editor, I found out that the CS3 MAC-PC name discrepency is due to the fact that PC Flash CS3 uses the "Family Name" of the font and MAC Flash CS3 uses the "Full Name"(each .otf font comes with five different names).

I am running into similar font issues with Flash CS4. This time I am stumped because I am unable to find out where Flash CS4 gets its font name from; CS4 displays a name -- for ex: Zine Slab Display OT -- that doesn't show up any where in the font file.

Thank you so very much for your time, consideration and insights.
Neelu

Michel Boyer

There is a Typowiki on font naming: http://typophile.com/node/32594 with links that are worth having a look at.

To get the name table as an xml file, you can use ttx; ttx also comes with the Adobe Font Development Kit for OpenType (AFDKO).

ttx -t name fontname.otf

will give you the file fontname.ttx with more names than you seem to have found.

Michel

neelu

Thanks Michel! ttx worked like a charm and I know now where the font name comes from.

Neelu

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