BFH Fonts: Difference between revisions
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| Microsoft Word | | [[#MS Word for Mac|Microsoft Word]] | ||
| Mac OS X (El Capitan) | | Mac OS X (El Capitan) | ||
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| style="text-align:center;" | TBD | | style="text-align:center;" | TBD | ||
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| Pages | | [[#Mac Pages|Pages]] | ||
| Mac OS X | | Mac OS X | ||
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| style="text-align:center;" | yes | | style="text-align:center;" | yes | ||
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| Adobe InDesign | | [[#Adobe InDesign|Adobe InDesign]] | ||
| Mac OS X & Windows | | Mac OS X & Windows | ||
| CC 2015 | | CC 2015 | ||
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| style="text-align:center;" | yes | | style="text-align:center;" | yes | ||
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| Adobe Acrobat | | [[#Adobe Acrobat|Adobe Acrobat]] | ||
| Mac OS X & Windows | | Mac OS X & Windows | ||
| TBD | | TBD | ||
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| style="text-align:center;" | TBD | | style="text-align:center;" | TBD | ||
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| LibreOffice | | [[#LibreOffic|LibreOffice]] | ||
| Mac OS, Linux, Windows (?) | | Mac OS, Linux, Windows (?) | ||
| TBD | | TBD | ||
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| style="text-align:center;" | yes* | | style="text-align:center;" | yes* | ||
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| Google Docs | | [[#Google Docs|Google Docs]] | ||
| n/a | | n/a | ||
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'''Fonts''' dialog > '''Family''' column > select '''Barchowsky Fluent Hand OT''' > ''Gear'' button > '''Typography...''' > '''Contextual Alternates''' group > select (or unselect) the '''Contextual Alternates''' option | '''Fonts''' dialog > '''Family''' column > select '''Barchowsky Fluent Hand OT''' > ''Gear'' button > '''Typography...''' > '''Contextual Alternates''' group > select (or unselect) the '''Contextual Alternates''' option | ||
=== Adobe InDesign CC 2016, Mac OS X and Windows === | === Adobe InDesign === | ||
==== InDesign CC 2016, Mac OS X and Windows ==== | |||
Contextual alternates are supported in Barchowsky Fluent Hand OT. | Contextual alternates are supported in Barchowsky Fluent Hand OT. | ||
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TK: Document how to enabled contextual alternates in InDesign | TK: Document how to enabled contextual alternates in InDesign | ||
=== Adobe Acrobat | === Adobe Acrobat === | ||
==== Acrobat version TBD, Mac OS X and Windows ==== | |||
The ideal thing would be to set up a PDF document with BFH OT in editable form fields. | The ideal thing would be to set up a PDF document with BFH OT in editable form fields. | ||
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# Couldn't see the joins in the form fields. | # Couldn't see the joins in the form fields. | ||
=== [https://www.libreoffice.org/ LibreOffice] | === LibreOffice === | ||
[https://www.libreoffice.org/ LibreOffice website] | |||
A customer reports that '''LibreOffice''' supports the contextual alternates in BFH Hand. | A customer reports that '''LibreOffice''' supports the contextual alternates in BFH Hand. | ||
Revision as of 13:26, 28 March 2017
Font faces
Barchowsky Fluent Hand OT
This font contains contextual alternates.
Barchowsky Dot OT
The characters in this font have dots placed on them that show students learning how to write where to put their pencils down to start the strokes that make up the characters.
This font does not contain contextual alternates.
Software compatibility
| Software package | Platform | Version | Contextual alternates | Supports BFH OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Word | Mac OS X (El Capitan) | 15.18 | yes | yes |
| Microsoft Word | Windows (10) | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Pages | Mac OS X | 5.6.1 | yes | yes |
| Adobe InDesign | Mac OS X & Windows | CC 2015 | yes | yes |
| Adobe Acrobat | Mac OS X & Windows | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| LibreOffice | Mac OS, Linux, Windows (?) | TBD | yes* | yes* |
| Google Docs | n/a | n/a | no | no |
MS Word for Mac
Version tested: 15.18 (160109)
MS Word does support contextual alternates.
Format > Font... ( ⌘-D) > Advanced tab > Advanced Typography > Check the Use contextual alternates option
Mac Pages
Contextual alternates are turned on by default on the Mac. This is a system setting that can affect how different software packages behave.[1]
To toggle contextual alternates in Pages, open up the system Fonts dialog.
Format menu > Font > Show Fonts ( ⌘-T )
Fonts dialog > Family column > select Barchowsky Fluent Hand OT > Gear button > Typography... > Contextual Alternates group > select (or unselect) the Contextual Alternates option
Adobe InDesign
InDesign CC 2016, Mac OS X and Windows
Contextual alternates are supported in Barchowsky Fluent Hand OT.
TK: Document how to enabled contextual alternates in InDesign
Adobe Acrobat
Acrobat version TBD, Mac OS X and Windows
The ideal thing would be to set up a PDF document with BFH OT in editable form fields.
There are some issues:
- Acrobat complains that the font is not licensed for use.
- Couldn't see the joins in the form fields.
LibreOffice
A customer reports that LibreOffice supports the contextual alternates in BFH Hand.
LibreOffice can be installed on Linux.
Google Docs
Google Docs cannot be used because it cannot access locally installed fonts, i.e. BFH Hand. Possibly there is a work-around using a web font version of BFH Hand, but that is a separate topic.
Google Docs can only add fonts from the online Google fonts library. This can be done within Google Docs using the Extensis add-on for Google Docs. This add-on does not allow you to access fonts that are installed locally on a desktop.
Other packages to investigate
- Web fonts
- Mellel (Mac, iPad)
- Text Edit (Mac)
Notes
- ↑ Accessing OpenType features in Apple’s own applications, ARS Type Log