[OS X TeX] TL 2015, XeTeX and System Fonts

[Herbert Schulz]

> On Jul 24, 2015, at 10:26 AM, Michael Sharpe <msharpe at ucsd.edu> wrote:
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>> On Jul 24, 2015, at 6:07 AM, Herbert Schulz <herbs at wideopenwest.com> wrote:
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>> I have a bunch of FFIL and LWFN fonts and wonder if I can convert them. However when I start up FontForge it doesn't display them in the Open dialog. Am I way off base here?
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> With recent versions of FontForge, it is usually possible. In the FontForge Open dialog, make sure to check "All Font Files" and you should be able to locate the LWFN files. After opening, hit File->Merge Feature Info and select the FFIL. (If the FFIL contains multiple metric resources, you will have to select the right one manually.) There are other methods, but this is the easiest, if it works.
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> Michael

Howdy,

I downloaded FontForge.app 9with the embedded version of FontForge from May 28, 2015. When I use File->Open and go to ~/Library/Fonts on my system I see none of the FFIL or LWFN files and the setting is for "All Fonts Files". FontBook does show the fonts.

Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
(herbs at wideopenwest dot com)