Both ADE and IDPF support obfuscated fonts which use and XOR (exclusive or) technique to obscure the fonts in
an embedded font set so that it can not be extracted and used by itself.
So, I simply exported an ePUB with
embedded font from my KF8 version of the book and emailed it to myself.
Refer to
Embedded Font Intrinsic Fallback [Publications30] for font fallback processing requirements.
Any included characters that map to a code point within one of the Private Use Area (PUA) ranges as defined in [Unicode] must occur within a string that is styled or attributed in a manner that includes a reference to
an embedded font that contains an appropriate glyph for that code point.
It includes
an embedded font, numerous tables and images, and a multi-level Table of Contents.
In some circumstances, the author may use
an embedded font as a way of communicating with the reader to supplement the content.
It also includes
an embedded font.
Caveat:, on some eBook devices and apps (e.g., Nook, Kobo, and the Kindle Paperwhite), if the user turns off «Publisher Font,» everything will appear as regular text rather than
the embedded font.
If you specify your own
embedded font for individual paragraphs or spans, your style will «win» and that's what you'll get.
I also tried an Arabic book with
an embedded font, and while the font is displayed, the book's text does not run right - to - left, and the necessary ligatures aren't rendered.
One example of an interesting use of
an embedded font is from the Phoenix of the Heart to emulate discussions on a 1980s - era BBS.
Some new features include improved SVG and JavaScript support, MathML, semantic tagging, and
embedded font support.
Waveshare 4.3 inch e-Paper 800x600 Resolution Serial Interface Electronic Paper Display Panel Module Kit with
Embedded Font Libraries Display Geometric Graphics / Texts / Images
What EPUB 3 does, fundamentally, is just pin things down that are under - specified in HTML5 (whether MathML is there, what
embedded font formats are supported, that XML encoding is used,...).
Nothing else simply exports PDFs for print, color PDFs for download, fixed layout ePUBs, reflowable ePUBs with
embedded font or not, Kindle KDP will simply convert your ePUBs when you upload them.
When using the same
embedded font, the two devices compare very similarly, as shown in the video below with both using the Charis SIL ModifiedLarger font, which you can embed in ebooks using Calibre.
If you use
some embedded font only for headings and similar things but you don't set default font family in body tag CSS (font - family: serif;) then when you turn on «Publisher font» all the paragraphs that are not using your embedded font are displayed as sans - serif, using Helvetica font.
If your Unicode content includes characters from the Private Use Area, ensure that you have
an embedded font with the proper support, and consider including a warning to users about the need for embedded font support when reading the eBook.
Though ePub2 intentionally supported reflowable format which indeed was a game changer, it lacked in reliable styling and
embedded font support.
For best results,
embed your fonts into your PowerPoint presentation.
For embedded text, CircularFLO creates fixed layout eBooks that are exact replicas of professionally designed and illustrated pages but without
embedding the fonts.
If you look at the guts of large epubs within Calibre's edit program, you'll see all manner of wasted space, including
embedded fonts and tons of graphics that aren't needed.
Usually at the top of the file,
the embedded fonts should be listed in @font - face rules.
If the fonts were embedded when the epub was created (e.g. at export in InDesign), find the files of
the embedded fonts.
In all other cases (e.g. simple novels, biographies) do not
embed fonts.
If you had InDesign
embed fonts on export to epub, InDesign would have included encrypted («mangled») font files in the OEBPS folder.
If your eBook contains
embedded fonts, your QA process should also include testing to ensure that the font - formatted content displays acceptably when the
embedded fonts are turned off.
Most mainstream publishers don't
embed fonts, because it makes the ebook bulkier and less easy to predict — it's safer and easier to make a simple,...
Most mainstream publishers don't
embed fonts, because it makes the ebook bulkier and less easy to predict — it's safer and easier to make a simple, lightweight ebook that just displays the text cleanly with no fancy stuff.
Keith Snyder (a fine detective and epubsecrets.com contributor; @noteon) suggested
embedding a font.
If
you embedded fonts when you created the epub (e.g. when exporting from InDesign), the CSS file should already include the correct references to them.
What are the legal issues regarding
embedded fonts?
So if in doubt, stay safe, don't
embed fonts, keep everything super simple.
Embedded fonts (OTF, TTF and WOFF): 14.751 % Right to Left Reading: 10.381 % Javascript: 0.409 % MathML: 0.192 % Embedded Audio: 0.103 % Read Along / SMIL: 0.027 % Embedded Video: 0.014 % EduPub: 0 % PHP: 0 %
In Part 7, he covers
embedding fonts, creating content, calling your fonts, and positioning your text.
Right now the Nook is capable of accepting
embedded fonts, but they recommend against it.
73.7 % if you define enhancements as «Fixed Layout, Right - to - Left reading,
embedded fonts or any of the elements I've listed above» or
They will show
the embedded fonts.
Baretto mounted a passionate defence of design, but it was hard to argue with Amos, who, besides being generally not impressed, argued that print - focused flourishes like sinks,
embedded fonts, and fancy headers are useless clutter in the digital space.
Mainly because of legal restrictions, but also because of bad device support,
embedding fonts is not a good idea.
Right now, it is the only place where I can easily
embed fonts and do a lot of the thing I on ly wish I could do with ePUBs.
The app doesn't seem to support
embedded fonts so that can't be what that menu item is for.
The package contains DRM - free ebooks, both ePUB and KF8 (Kindle Fire) with
embedded fonts.
99.5 % if you define enhancements as «any of the elements listed above but do not count Fixed Layout, Right - to - Left reading or
embedded fonts.»
This means the word document has to be printed out as a PDF using Adobe Acrobat with
embedded fonts, no RGB's but with CMYK or grayscale.
The difference is that eBooks are software products which, in the event that
you embed fonts, include the proprietary font software within your eBook software product.
WRT
embedded fonts... all four major ereader systems support
embedded fonts.
To address the needs of publishers who want to
embed fonts into eBooks, Monotype Imaging is introducing a simple and low - cost font licensing model for eBooks.
The Monotype Imaging eBook Font License provides the necessary licensing rights to
embed fonts into eBook products for commercial distribution.
You can
embed fonts, which solves one problem but brings up others (e.g. bigger file size).