Opentype fonts, Apply opentype features – Adobe Photoshop CS3 User Manual
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Glyph protection protects against incorrect, unreadable characters that appear if you enter non-roman text (for
example, Japanese or Cyrillic) after selecting a roman font. By default, Photoshop provides glyph protection by
automatically selecting an appropriate font. To disable glyph protection, deselect Enable Missing Glyph Protection
in the Type preferences.
OpenType fonts
OpenType fonts use a single font file for both Windows® and Macintosh® computers, so you can move files from one
platform to another without worrying about font substitution and other problems that cause text to reflow. They may
include a number of features, such as swashes and discretionary ligatures, that aren’t available in current PostScript
and TrueType fonts.
OpenType fonts display the
icon.
When working with an OpenType font, you can automatically substitute alternate glyphs, such as ligatures, small
capitals, fractions, and old style proportional figures, in your text.
Regular (left) and OpenType (right) fonts
A. Ordinals B. Discretionary ligatures C. Swashes
OpenType fonts may include an expanded character set and layout features to provide richer linguistic support and
advanced typographic control. OpenType fonts from Adobe that include support for central European (CE)
languages include the word “Pro,” as part of the font name in application font menus. OpenType fonts that don’t
contain central European language support are labeled “Standard,” and have an “Std” suffix. All OpenType fonts can
also be installed and used alongside PostScript Type 1 and TrueType fonts.
For more information on OpenType fonts, see
.
Apply OpenType features
1
Make sure you have an OpenType font chosen when using the Type tool. If you don’t select any text, the setting
applies to new text you create.
2
From the Character palette menu, choose one of the following from the OpenType submenu:
Standard Ligatures
Are typographic replacements for certain pairs of characters, such as fi, fl, ff, ffi, and ffl.
A
B
C