Our class is creating a font in TypeTool but preferred to design them in Illustrator. I have followed the manual on how to set up the Illustrator file so am confident that is done correctly. Where I am having problems is getting them to look correct when transporting to TT.

We tried to do a copy from Illustrator to paste in a glyph window. As an outline, it looks good. When filled there seems to be some strange light gray cracks or holes in the glyph—usually near one of the corners.

I then tried saving the Illustrator file as an eps and importing into TT. It comes in perfect when filled but has to be flipped horizontally.

I find this strange and would like to help the class find the best and easiest way to get their glyphs into TT. We are talking about glyphs which are 700 points tall.

Thanks for any advice in advance.

Do you have a screen shot demonstrating those holes? Can you send me a sample ai file.

Thanks for your reply.

I've attached both a filled and non-filled version.

This example is fairly small. Some are larger and none seem to appear in the same location.

This is not the hole but the arrow at the starting point showing the contour direction.  You can switch it off in the Preferences but better press and hold down the "~" key to see the real glyph preview.

Ah-ha! That solves the issue. Thanks again for your help.