Font Help!! Missing TTF head table!

[rollatwork]

Hi gang,

I'm trying to incorporate a client's TTF which appears to not be supported by Laszlo because it doesn't have a head table. My understanding is that this is possibly because it is a bitmap true type font which doesn't require the head table.

I need to know if there is any way of getting around this??

I'm no expert in typography, however, is it possible to add this header information somehow?

I'm assuming Laszlo needs to convert this internally somehow into Macromedia's Flash Font Format...? If this is true can a head-tableless TTF be converted to FFT via some other 3rd party tool and then used in my Laszlo application?

Please advise.

I'll gladly email the font to anyone who thinks they might be of assistance. Thanks.

Regards,
Roll

PS - How many more posts before I get that Laszlo T?

[bloch]

The Laszlo font transcoder doesn't support TTF bitmaps fonts. http://www.laszlosystems.com/lps-2.2/docs/guide/fonts.html#d0e8444

Adding a head table to a bitmap font wouldn't help.

An implementation of a transcoder that took TTF bitmap fonts and created swf outlines would be a welcome contribution on open laszlo.

-Eric

[rollatwork]

Will doing so get me my T?

Thanks, for the confirmation Eric.

Roll

[mglavin1]

Has there been any progress on this issue?

I'm using Laszlo 3.1.1 and running into the same problem. I'm using a .ttf but the compiler is complaining that it does not have a header table.

I thought laszlo supported true type fonts.

Please help.

Thanks in advance,

--Michael

[d~l]

is this relevant? (http://www.adp-gmbh.ch/blog/2004/october/22.html)