I also notice that Gnome Font Viewer gets it wrong.
HLB__*.PFB is called "Helvetica Neue, Regular" by Gnome Font Viewer which is wrong, the B after HL in HLB means BOLD.
Kfontview correctly calls it "Helvetica Neue, Bold"
fontforge also knows that the font is bold.
firefox chooses the wrong Helvetica
openoffice can't find any Helvetica at all
Note that fc-list did not show any bold versions of Helvetica Neue
# FC_DEBUG=384 fc-cache -f
shows:
Scanning file /usr/share/fonts/type1/dbam/hlb_____.pfb...
using FreeType family "Helvetica Neue"
using FreeType style "Regular"
Type1 weight Bold maps to 200
Style Regular maps to width -1
Style Regular maps to slant -1
Style Regular maps to decorative 0
...
So it knows after a fashion that this is Bold, but still calls it style "Regular"
and then:
Scanning file /usr/share/fonts/type1/dbam/hlbc____.pfb...
using FreeType family "Helvetica Neue"
using FreeType style "Regular"
Type1 weight Bold maps to 200
Style Regular maps to width -1
Style Regular maps to slant -1
Style Regular maps to decorative 0
the hlbc_*.pfb is bold condensed, but even kfontview did not "know" this.
I have the full set of adobe helvetica including Helvetica Inserat and Helvetica Neue.
fontconfig seems to be merging these into one happy family called "Helvetica" regardless of variant (Neue or Inserat) or style.
As I'm using fontconfig 2.4.2 on Ubuntu I have also reported this on Launchpad: /bugs.launchpad .net/ubuntu/ +source/ fontconfig/ +bug/24764
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where there seems to be a similar problem that was bug #4924 here, apparently fixed. (So maybe it's a different problem).
fc-list | grep -i helvetica
seems to be missing out most of the Inserat / Neue / fractions variants and just using the name "Helvetica"
Helvetica: style=Fractions Bold style=Ultra Compressed style=. Black Oblique style=Rounded Bold Condensed Oblique style=Narrow Bold style=Black style=Narrow Bold Italic style=Condensed Light style=Oblique style=Fractions style=Condensed Medium style=Narrow style=Compresse d style=Rounded Black style=Rounded Bold Condensed style=Condensed Bold Oblique style=Light style=Light Oblique style=Narrow Italic style=Rounded Black Oblique style=Bold style=Condensed Bold style=Regular style=Condensed Black Oblique style=Condensed Light Oblique style=Condensed Oblique style=Condensed Black style=Bold Oblique style=Extra Compressed style=Rounded Bold Oblique style=Rounded Bold
Helvetica:
Helvetica:
Helvetica:
Helvetica:
Helvetica:
Helvetica:
Helvetica:
Helvetica:
Helvetica:
Helvetica:
Helvetica:
Helvetica:
Helvetica:
Helvetica:
Helvetica:
Helvetica:
Helvetica Inserat:style=Roman
Helvetica:
Helvetica:
Helvetica:
Helvetica:
Helvetica:
Helvetica Neue:style=Regular
Helvetica:
Helvetica:
Helvetica:
Helvetica:
Helvetica:
Helvetica:
Helvetica:
Helvetica:
Helvetica:
I also notice that Gnome Font Viewer gets it wrong.
HLB__*.PFB is called "Helvetica Neue, Regular" by Gnome Font Viewer which is wrong, the B after HL in HLB means BOLD.
Kfontview correctly calls it "Helvetica Neue, Bold"
fontforge also knows that the font is bold.
firefox chooses the wrong Helvetica
openoffice can't find any Helvetica at all
Note that fc-list did not show any bold versions of Helvetica Neue
# FC_DEBUG=384 fc-cache -f fonts/type1/ dbam/hlb_ ____.pfb. ..
shows:
Scanning file /usr/share/
using FreeType family "Helvetica Neue"
using FreeType style "Regular"
Type1 weight Bold maps to 200
Style Regular maps to width -1
Style Regular maps to slant -1
Style Regular maps to decorative 0
...
So it knows after a fashion that this is Bold, but still calls it style "Regular"
and then: fonts/type1/ dbam/hlbc_ ___.pfb. ..
Scanning file /usr/share/
using FreeType family "Helvetica Neue"
using FreeType style "Regular"
Type1 weight Bold maps to 200
Style Regular maps to width -1
Style Regular maps to slant -1
Style Regular maps to decorative 0
the hlbc_*.pfb is bold condensed, but even kfontview did not "know" this.
Inkscape shows the fonts available as:
Hevetica: Regular, Black, Compressed, Condensed Black, Condensed Light, Extra Compressed, Fractions, Light, Narrow, Rounded Black, Ultra Compressed, Condensed Medium, .Black Oblique, Condensed Black Oblique, Condensed Oblique, Light Oblique, Narrow Italic, Oblique, Rounded Black Oblique, Bold, Condensed Bold, Fractions Bold, Narrow Bold, Rounded Bold, Rounded Bold Condensed, Bold Oblique, Condensed Bold Oblique, Bold Oblique, Narrow Bold Italic, Rounded Bold Condensed Oblique, Rounded Bold Italic
(and shows the wrong face, e.g. i see a fractions face when Regular is selected)
Helvetica Inserat: Roman, Italic, Bold, Bold Italic
Helvetica Neue: Regular, Regular, Regular, Regular, Regular, Regular, Regular, Regular, Regular, Regular, Regular, Regular, Regular, Regular
Which clearly isn't right.