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Currently, we recommend users of FontLab Studio 5 and TypeTool 3 consider issues before they upgrade to macOS 10.13 “High Sierra.” See our blog post for la...

Problem: You are launching FontLab Studio 5.1.x for Mac, for the first time after installing You are on a localized (non-English) version of macOS Th...

Issue: "language system statement" warning “[WARNING] <..> [internal] Feature block seen before any language system statement. You shoul...

Issue: My VFB file got corrupted ,and I cannot open it any more in Fontlab Studio 5.  The following error message appears: Solution: Try...

Issue: How to install Python, RoboFab, TTX/FontTools and other add-ons to enable scripting in FontLab Studio 5 Solution: (Note: these instructions do ...

Issue: How can I use Illustrator to draw my glyphs? How can I import glyphs from EPS files? Solution: If you intend to use Adobe Illustrator to draw th...

Issue: In FontLab Studio 5 for Mac, the Output panel has “collapsed”: only the top bar with the Close button is visible. Solution: You can fix i...

Issue: What does FontLab do with font-level TrueType hints? Do your current products preserve the font-level (TrueType) hinting? This is what would be n...

Issue: FontLab Studio 5.1.4 and earlier cannot launch on High Sierra. If Fontlab 5 is installed fresh after the High Sierra upgrade (or if the licen...