I made a otf with some kerning pairs

Which three characters? Any other OpenType features in the font?

Older InDesign versions tend to ignore kerning if it's the only OpenType Layout feature in the font. Add any substitution feature such as

feature liga {
sub f i by f_i;
} liga;

A.

When I've encountered this problem, the solution usually has something to do with the way those characters are named. For example, I can call the space, "blankspace" and it will show up as a missing glyph symbol in Adobe apps. Glyphs with no unicode can be a problem but that doesn't seem to fit what you described.

Another thing worth checking in FontLab Studio is Preferences / Generating OpenType & TrueType, and the Kerning subsection.

In the first page, make sure that you have "Export OpenType layout tables" and "Compile feature definitions" enabled. In the Kerning page, make sure "Generate OpenType kern feature..." is enabled. For TrueType-flavored fonts, it's also definitely recommended to enable "Export old-style..." and "Expand class kerning...". For OpenType PS (.otf) fonts, this also won't hurt.

Best,
Adam

Wait . . . are three kern pairs missing or three characters missing?

Hi! Thanks guys
It is the characters which are missing. It is 2,7 and 8.
It is not making any sense to me, after i kerned some of the letters these numbers just disapeared in Adobe programs (cs5)

By "disappeared", do you mean that they appear as blank spaces?

I run into this problem occasionally, and it can usually be resolved by simply changing the start points of the affected glyphs. Exactly what causes it is something I've never managed to figure out, though I have noticed that it doesn't occur if you turn off all autohinting options, so presumably it involves some interaction between hints and startpoints.

André

Per André's suggestion, here's a visual reference. Also, ensure that the glyphs are properly named and coded.

No, the startpoint in this example is the node on the top right of the glyph, with a little right-pointing arrow. What you're showing is the reference point, which does not affect anything in the font.

Some other recommended techniques to try:
* disable compression using subroutines in OpenType PS export
* correct the path direction to "PS" for all glyphs
* decompose all composites
* perform Glyph / Glyph Names / Generate Unicode

A.

hi guys!
im really thankful for your advice :)

I mean disapeared in the way that when i open the Glyphs palette in Indesign or Illustrator they dont show, and if i try to type nothing happens, not even a blank space. But if a see the font in Fontbook it is all there, and there is no problem using it in Pages.

I tried redrawing the letters with new startpoint.
correcting the path to PS for all glyphs and performed Generate Unicode.

I dont know how to decompose all composites or to disable compression?

You don't need to redraw the characters to set a new startpoint. Just control-click on a point and select 'make node first'.

For composite decomposition and compression, go to preferences->Generating OpenType and TrueType->OpenType PS (.otf) and set the relevant options (alternately, you can decompose composited manually from the glyph menu but it's generally a good idea to keep things as composites within the .vfb file so I'd use the preference setting instead).

André

It is working!
Not quite sure what exactly made difference - but thanks for all your advice you lovely people!

FontLab becomes even more miserable every year.