iBooks Author 2.1 not embedding fonts

Perhaps todays iBA update 2.1.1 " resolves custom fonts display...." will help clear up the recent issues....

Nothing solved here. Anyone?

lucasnmf wrote:

Nothing solved here. Anyone?

All my tests indicate 2.1.1 solves the font embedding problem. Please provide details of what is not working for you.

Still can't embed fonts in 2.1.1. Tried replacing my ttf URW Baskerville fonts for the regular Baskerville and italic versions. IBA will warn me if I use a postscript or unsupported font, but doesn't do so with these and a few others I tried. After exporting the file, I have the same problem. Looks fine in iBooks on my Mac but not if I turn the font off in Fontbook, and the iPad replaces the face with something generic.

Also, I have to access the Font Pane (Command T) as I don't see any fonts under Format > Font. Is that normal? Actually, they show up in the Format Bar but not in the menu.

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Since both iOS and OS X have Baskerville installed by default, I would not expect iBA to embed this one. But of course it should display on both as well...

Yeah, it defaults to a sans serif typeface. The file was created in 2.1.1 as well so there's no legacy issues. Seems like whatever typeface I use, it gets replaced with a sans serif.

PatrickDodson wrote:

Yeah, it defaults to a sans serif typeface. The file was created in 2.1.1 as well so there's no legacy issues. Seems like whatever typeface I use, it gets replaced with a sans serif.

Is this a totally new file, starting fresh from a template?

Perhaps you should try totally deleting your iBA app and downloading a new copy.

Okay, will do. Just drag into the trash and empty right? preferences?

Deleted the app and the preferences

installed new app from iStore

started a new template

used two truetype fonts chosen from the format bar

exported to ibooks

turned the fonts off

ibooks showed them both as helvetica, and not even an italic version like the original baskerville

PatrickDodson wrote:

used two truetype fonts

Were those fonts ones which are not included in iOS or OS X?

This sounds like the problems seen in 2.1 but not 2.1.1 - I have to assume that you are using the right version of the app but you should check under "About IBooks Author" just in case.

I used a rather strange font called Old Newspaper that I was concerned with, but it worked just fine once I had updated to 2.1.1. Is your version of Baskerville the only custom font that won't embed properly? Have you tried other fonts that would clearly be custom and not found on an iPad?

URW Baskerville Truetype

and URW Grotesk

also tried regular baskerville and it still converted to Helvetica

Yes, I've tried a few others. IBA will warn me if the font is not going to work. Upon exporting, still comes up as helvetica

I've switched the fonts from URW true type to the built in Baskerville and Arial. Bummer but that's the only way I could get anywhere near what the book is supposed to look like. Maybe it just doesn't like URW TT fonts.

Hi. I just found this topic and would like to add an experience I've been having.

I was using a font that was definitely not included in OSX. When I previewed the book on any iPad, or in iBooks on any Mac, it looked fine.

My designer suggested a different font (also not a standard font in OSX), and now it looks fine previewing in iBooks on a Mac, but NOT on iPad. It's replacing it with Arial or something.

Has anyone had thi problem where it looks fine on a Mac but not on an iPad? I shoudl mention that the Macs I have test on do not have the font installed, so it seems that IBA is indeed embedding it.

Thanks,

Dustin