Ex Stasis Games
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10 days ago

Project Update: The Quickstart & iPad Compatibility

Hello folks!

Superbacker saika notified me this morning that one of the header fonts in the quickstart wasn't displaying properly on iPads (and presumably other iOS devices). After some futzing around with font types, the problem's solved.

I'm still planning to update the quickstart file in a couple of weeks when I send it to print, after inputting any errata or clarifying any confusing bits. I'll fix this font issue then so there's just one reissue. If you're experiencing this problem and you want to use the quickstart now leave a comment and I will reissue much sooner! 

EXPLANATION FOR NERDS (LIKE ME)
The TrueType version of the header font was fully embedded (and not subset) but simply wasn't displaying properly when the file was opened on iPads. I've never encountered this before with a commercially licensed font, and it's sort of a fun, in its way. I'm unsure if it's a compatibility issue, some weird licensing quirk (I must stress the font in question is used under commercial licence and fully embeddable!), or an unidentified third type of problem. The main thing is, switching to the OpenType version appears to have fixed it, based on the tests I've done with saika and another iPad user.

Thanks!
Chant
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