using open type features

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Posted by: I_Love_all77
         
Hello Group..
I was created a font file (myarabic.ttf) using fontlab 5.6 and it working probably. I want to add some open type features.
can I open the file using volt and added open type features then compile it and save the file with new features??

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Posted by: sfs737
         

Of course you can.

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Posted by: knomefanger
         

sorry for asking, but i've been testing and searching, and still unable to convert .ttf to .otf using VOLT.  i am new to this.  any intructions (for an idiot) as to how to convert true type to open type ps will be greatly appreciated!

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Posted by: Majid
         
Why would you want to change extension .ttf to .otf?

You do not need VOLT to change the extension. You can just change it yourself by changing the name of the file.

A font with is classified as an open type font if it has open type tables, and not because it has on .otf extension.

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Posted by: knomefanger
         

I may not have clearly explained what I need to do.  I am not trying to change the extension name of a file.  I have created a font using a OpenType TT program and need to convert it to a OpenType PS font.  In Volt, I try to open the OpenType TT font, but I see no file come up in any of the window panes.  Perhaps I'm not suppose to.  I don't know, since this is all new to me.  Which command do I select to convert the font?

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Posted by: PavanajaMVP
         

You can have opentype font with TTF extension itself. You need to digitally sign the opentype font to convert from TTF to OTF extension.

 

-Pavanaja

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Posted by: Star Gazer
         

Let me clarify some things. You've mentioned TrueType and PS, FontLab and VOLT...

 

An OpenType font can have either TrueType outlines or CFF outlines -- the format that originated in the Postscript Type 1 format. The OpenType spec specifies the following with regard to the file extension:

 

OpenType fonts may have the extension .OTF or .TTF, depending on the kind of outlines in the font and the creator's desire for compatibility on systems without native OpenType support.

• In all cases, fonts with only CFF data (no TrueType outlines) always have an .OTF extension.
• Fonts containing TrueType outlines may have either .OTF or .TTF, depending on the desire for backward compatibility on older systems or with previous versions of the font. TrueType Collection fonts should have a .TTC extension whether or not the fonts have OpenType layout tables present.

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Posted by: knomefanger
         

Thank you much for your assistance, Peter!

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Posted by: knomefanger
         

Hi Star Gazer,

 

(I did not include you original reply,
because the email ended up being too large to send).

 

Wow! 
Thank you so much for taking your time in helping me with this
issue!  Creating fonts, typography, etc.
is all foreign to me.  I was tasked to
create a font containing symbols so our editors can insert them with a key
stroke (or placed in the ‘Insert Symbols’ section) instead of inserting
these symbols as a graphic.

 

My tech support was not able to use the
first samples that I created using FontCreator
program because they were a true type with extension .ttf.  The software the editors
use can only bring up a postscript font with the .ccf
outlines that you mentioned.  I thought
perhaps the .ccf outlines is the same as a font with
extension .otf (perhaps it is).  (The reason I started with using FontCreator is because it was capable of importing .gif and
generating the glyph.  I didn’t need
to construct at all).

 

Thus, I tried to find some softwares that would convert the .ttf fonts to .otf fonts.  I’ve tried VOLT and FontLab’s
TransType Pro. 
This is where I ran into problems, where the fonts would not
convert.  I’m sure I’m doing
it all wrong, because of my limited knowledge.

 

I’ve also tested using FontLab.  I created
one, I guess it’s called a glyph, and saved it.  The file has the extension .vfb.  I also ran this
through the two converter programs, and nothing.

 

You mentioned fonts created using .ccf data will have the .otf
extension.  How do I create a font with .cff data?  Is there preference settings or certain programs that can do
this?

 

I am so lost, and thank you so much for
you help!

 

 

Peter.

From: Star Gazer
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Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008
6:45 AM

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