how to set MacRoman, etc. in OS/2 CodePageRange overrides

[Cosimo Lupo]

Hello,

I am trying to specify the OS/2 table's CodePageRange in my feature file. The FEA syntax specification just links to OpenType specification on MS website for a list of Windows code pages numbers: 

<code page list> is a whitespace-separated list of Windows code page numbers from the OpenType specification for the ulCodePageRange1-2 in the OS/2 table

However, that list does not include a code page number for "Macintosh Character Set (US Roman)", "OEM Character Set" and "Symbol Character Set".

I wonder then, how can I set those specific bits (respectively 29, 30, 31) from the OS/2 overrides in the FEA feature file?

Thank you in advance.

All best,

Cosimo

[rrob...@adobe.com]

Unfortunately, you can't do this with the FDK.  makeotf uses a lookup table  from Windows code page number to OS/2 usCodePageRange[12], and will reject any values that are not listed in the OpenType spec OS/2 table specification.

You can do this by scripting with the 'ttx' tool, which dumps an XML version of the OS/2 table, and report the OS/2 usCodePageRange as a bit field. You can edit this field, and the merge the new definition back into the font 'ttx -m <path to font file>  <path to ttx ML dump of the OS2 table>'.

The OTMaster tool from DTL also lets you edit this kind of stuff directly, from a UI. FontLab may als let you do this - have never tried.

- Read Roberts

[Cosimo Lupo]

Thank you for your answer.

I will use fontTools then.

Cosimo

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