"missing font" in Text variable running header

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    • August 27, 2014 at 2:06 pm #70281
      Annamarie
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      So the book I’m laying out has a chapter title “?íha” I’m using text variables for the running header and what I get for the header is a pink square for the first letter.
      Clearly ID is having trouble finding the right font. How to tell it what to use? I’m using a character style to pick up the Chapter Headings which is also the style.

      Hoping this is clear and that there is a way to manage it!

      THanks

    • August 28, 2014 at 3:08 am #70287
      Chris Thompson
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      What is that first letter? It came out as a question mark in the forum here, as many accented characters do.
      e.g. some Russian: ???????

    • August 28, 2014 at 4:45 am #70290
      Annamarie
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      Hence the problem.. Czech. an “r” with a hachek on top. I’m thinking that once I have the book really, really laid out I’ll have to do a manual substitution.

    • August 28, 2014 at 5:07 am #70292
      Chris Thompson
      Member

      OK. I just set up a test (CS6) using Unicode 0159 “LATIN SMALL LETTER R WITH CARON” as it’s described, and it displays OK in both the normal text and in a running header variable, using any of Minion Pro, Myriad Pro and Times. Surely all you need to do is find a font with that letter in its repertoire for the text variable?
      If it displays OK for you in the body of the book but not in the running header, then perhaps the original text is using a non-standard font and character set?
      What happens if you use the same font for both body and running header?

      Chris.

    • August 28, 2014 at 8:34 am #70295
      Annamarie
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      Well as far as I can tell the text in the body of the book is the right letter. I’ve replaced it several times. It’s a problem with the header – I just tried to do a manual override in the header and type in the character and I get a square pink box. ! Next idea?

    • August 28, 2014 at 8:40 am #70296
      Annamarie
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      Figured out the issue! Now to find out how to manage. Header is using Monotype Corsiva ..maybe it doesn’t have that character in the font family?

    • August 28, 2014 at 9:05 am #70297
      Chris Thompson
      Member

      Bingo! According to my Linotype Font Explorer, my Monotype Corsiva is Version 2.35 dating from 1991-1995, and doesn’t contain much more than W European characters, as you might expect from a font from before the widespread use of Unicode and fonts with broad repertoires.
      Try Apple Chancery if you’ve got it? That’s similar, with 96 characters in “Latin Extended A” , including your r-hacek.

      Cheerio,
      Chris.

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