Re: [ft] Spacing/hinting problem with a Microsoft font

[Markus Trippelsdorf]

On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 16:38:22 +0200, Mario Goebbels wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I'm currently trying to get one of the new Office 2007 fonts working
> correctly under FreeType. The font in question is Calibri. Where I'm
> encountering problems are letters like T, Y, V.
> 
> Best example is the letter T, where any follow up letter, that fits
> under the top horizontal line of the T, will be squeezed under it.
> Similar effects also happen with other letters. See the image attached.
> 
> Is this an issue with the font, FreeType, or does it happen somewhere
> else? Can it be solved?

I had the same problem and I solved it by removing all the kerning pairs
with FontForge. I'm using the "slight hinting" mode here and the font 
looks great now.

HTH
-- 
Markus