hmtx/HVAR

Georg Seifert

It seems to me that Illustrator is not properly handling metrics in variable fonts. First I though it was about a missing HVAR but even with that it is keeping the metrics of the default layer.

Photoshop handles the same fonts just fine (with the exception of AmstelvarAlpha-VF-2017-01-23, that is not shown in the font menu of Photoshop but works in Illustrator).

(Where would be the best place to report those problems?)

Shahab Siavash

Maybe this could be a good help:
https://github.com/adobe-fonts/adobe-variable-font-prototype

If those fonts don't work properly, then it must be a bug in AI or PS. But if they work, maybe something is missing in the fonts.

Georg Seifert

Good suggestion and both fonts from Adobe don’t work correctly.

Shahab Siavash

Georg Seifert said:

Good suggestion and both fonts from Adobe don’t work correctly.

Strange. Maybe opening an issue there could help.