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Fira is a large Open Font typeface family licensed under OFL
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Converting to webfonts using subset for smaller filesizes #8

Closed Boa2 closed 7 years ago

Boa2 commented 7 years ago

I would like to use FiraSans fonts on a website. The webfonts in the download are quite heavy. Therefore I would like to convert the fonts using a subset only.

As far as I understand the license I have to rename all fontnames on OS level and inside a programm like FontForge. As far as FontForge is concerned: Would it be sufficient to alter all font names inside the font info window -> PS Names and -> TTF Names? Or is there any other place where I need to change the font names?

Thanks, Andrea

carrois commented 7 years ago

Hi.

We will provide Latin subsets by the end of next week anyway. If you can wait so long ... ;-)

on the way please excuse typos and briefness ralph

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I would like to use FiraSans fonts on a website. The webfonts in the download are quite heavy. Therefore I would like to convert the fonts using a subset only.

As far as I understand the license I have to rename all fontnames on OS level and inside a programm like FontForge. As far as FontForge is concerned: Would it be sufficient to alter all font names inside the font info window -> PS Names and -> TTF Names? Or is there any other place where I need to change the font names?

Thanks, Andrea

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Boa2 commented 7 years ago

That is great news. Will the OpenType Stylistic Sets be part of this subset? I would like to use a least set 4. -Andrea

carrois commented 7 years ago

I'll keep that in mind ;-)

on the way please excuse typos and briefness ralph

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That is great news. Will the OpenType Stylistic Sets be part of this subset? I would like to use a least set 4. -Andrea

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Boa2 commented 7 years ago

WOW :-) -Andrea

carrois commented 7 years ago

Hi.

Silent Launch on Github only.

Please finde all weights and widths as Latin subsets here: https://github.com/carrois/Fira/tree/master/Fira_Sans_web_subset_Latin

WOFF and WOFF2 only. Size 20-32K per font file Read more the log file.

Hope that does help. And please let us know if it works on your side, too. _r

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Boa2 commented 7 years ago

Thanks for the webfont subsets. They are working incl. Stylistic Set 4 :-) -Andrea

kevquirk commented 4 years ago

Hi. Silent Launch on Github only. Please finde all weights and widths as Latin subsets here: https://github.com/carrois/Fira/tree/master/Fira_Sans_web_subset_Latin WOFF and WOFF2 only. Size 20-32K per font file Read more the log file. Hope that does help. And please let us know if it works on your side, too. r Carrois’ Simplonstr. 54 10245 Berlin Germany www.carrois.com Ralph du Carrois T 0049 30 920 389 66 M 0049 179 20 60 768 –

This repo seems to have been deleted. Is there a plan to bring these back in this project? Fira is a beautiful font, but it's so heavy.

Thanks.