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Outtacontext
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November 4, 2021

P: Alternate Type Glyphs Not Working in 2023 (v24.x)

  • November 4, 2021
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I am using Photoshop 24.0.0. When I use the font Leander Script Pro Bold (a script font), alternate letters show when I rollover the letter, but when I try to choose an alternative, it doesn't change. I opened the file in Photoshop 23.3.2 and it worked just fine.

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    OuttacontextAuthor
    Inspiring
    October 20, 2022

    Yes, I have enable type glyph alternates checked.

    VinodBalakrishnan
    Community Manager
    VinodBalakrishnanCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    October 20, 2022


    Do you have the feature enabled in Type preference? Also do you see this issue with Myriad Pro, please type some numbers (1/2/3…) and try

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      J453
      Legend
      October 20, 2022

      Thanks. I've asked engineering to take a look.

        jane-e
        Community Expert
        jane-eCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        October 20, 2022

        @Outtacontext 

         

        Can you show two screenshots, one from 24.0 and one from 23.3.2 with more than we can see in your tiny sample?

         

        Include:

        • text with a character that has an alternate with that character selected (as you have)
        • character panel with panel menu (upper right) open
        • glyphs panel

        Also, tell us which screen shot goes with which version. 

         

        Jane

         

        Jonlin Creative
        Jonlin Creative
        Inspiring
        November 4, 2021

        I'm working with the font Lust Script available via CC. I type the word "Frappe" and it looks terrible because it's defaulting to glyphs that have swirls to the left and they're getting all tangled up together. 🙂  (See the example.)

        The font includes a number of alternates for the letters, but when I double-click on one to insert it in place of one of the originals, it keeps the original in place. The odd thing is that this problem isn't consistent; sometimes it happens, sometimes it doesn't. And when it happens, I don't know why or how to fix it.

         

        Another tidbit: I can copy and paste the letter I want from another document and it works fine. I just can't get it from the glyphs panel.

         

        If anyone knows anything about this and how to solve it, I would be grateful!

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          ktaki
          Adobe Employee
          November 5, 2021
          I was able to reproduce your issue with Glyphs panel. This might be a bug in Glyphs panel. I will open a but report. As a workaround, you can use a feature which allows you to select alternate glyphs on canvas. To turn this feature on, open Preferences and select Type tab. Check the option "Enable Type layer glyph alternates" and close the Preferences dialog. You do not have to restart Photoshop. With this feature turned on, you will get a list of alternate glyphs when you select a character and mouse over thick gray underline. Selecting the base glyph from the list works fine based on my experiments. A caveat is it replaces only one character. You have to do it character by character. Please try it.
          When you are really stuck or many glyphs are affected, what you can do is to select text and perform "Reset Character" from the context menu of Character panel. Then, set the font and its attributes again. I know it is a pain, but at least this saves you time for retyping or recreating the type layer.
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