How to implement Unicode Variation Selector using FDK 2.5 in Chinese

[lxq2002]

I want to make a specific Chinese OpenType font that Unicode Variation Selector is used. I use beforetime the MS VOLT tool to implement. But the Volt has not hold out the  Unicode Variation Selector. So, I know the Adobe FDK can implement my need.  When I use FDK tool, "MakeOTFv2.5 OpenType/CFF conpiler User Guide" tell me that platform code, script code and language code can be set in "FontMenuNameDB" file. But, I don't know where the  Encoding ID and Format can be set.
I need help!
Thank you!

[Read Roberts (Adobe)]

I think that your question is about how to set font menu name for languages other than English. You should look at the document "MakeOTFUserGuide.pdf", page 6 and read all of the section on the FontMenuNameDB.  This document is  in the AFDKO at:
  "FDK/Technical  Documentation/MakeOTFUserGuide.pdf"

There is an example for 'Kozuka Mincho Pro' at the bottom of page 9, where it  shows how to set a name in Japanese. The only challenging part is to find the right language code to use for Windows, and the right script and language code to use for the Mac names. The Windows language codes, and the Mac script and language codes, can all be found in the OpenType specification for the name table:
http://www.microsoft.com/typography/otspec/name.htm

Example codes for a Chinese name string are:

# Windows, Unicode, Chinese People Republic
f=3,1,0x0804,\5c0f\585a\660e\671d

# Mac Simplified Chinese, language Simplified Chinese
f=1,25,33,\8f\ac\92\cb\96\be\92\a9  Mac, script

Note that the Windows language values are given in the spec as hexadecimal values; on the FontMenuNameDB, hexadecimal values must have the prefix "0x".

- Read Roberts

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