Re: IE7 (off-topic)

From: Werner LEMBERG (wl@gnu.org)
Date: Tue Nov 14 2006 - 00:37:04 CST

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> A user of FontForge reported the following error message generated
> when opening the Code2001 font with FontForge last March:
>
> Glyph 2943 is called ".notdef", a singularly inept choice
> of name (only glyph 0 may be called .notdef) FontForge
> will rename it.
>
> So, you are not the only person guessing here. As far as I can tell,
> FontForge is/was completely off-base on this one. However, I can
> be mistaken, too!

Well, just think of converting a TTF to a Type 42 PS font. To make
that really work you need unique glyph names.

Werner

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