2 Replies Latest reply: Jul 15, 2014 11:09 AM by kp@sas RSS

    Typekit fonts + showing reflow project for approval?

    kp@sas Community Member
    kp@sas Jul 14, 2014 9:16 AM

      Similar question to a few others I have seen here but haven't found a good answer too.

       

      I have a Reflow project that uses a Typkit kit (contains some of the Museo fonts) and I want to show this for approval via our internal network. What is the easiest way to do this and have the Typekit fonts display correctly?

       

      Just sending a link to a copy of the assets folder that I put in my public drive means the font won't display correctly. Can I put the files on DropBox? And if so, what do I enter as a domain in the "Kit Settings" folder to get this to work if the files are on Dropbox? Or is there a better way to handle this?

       

      Apologies in advance for my ignorance.

       

      Thanks!

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        • 1. Re: Typekit fonts + showing reflow project for approval?
          Liz, Typekit Support Adobe Employee
          Liz, Typekit Support Jul 15, 2014 8:24 AM (in response to kp@sas)

          Hi KP,

           

          I'm sorry that you ran into trouble with this. The project will need to be staged on a web server for the Typekit fonts to load.  This is because Typekit requires the browser referrer for font loading, and the referrer is not sent when a file is opened in the browser as "file://".

           

          You can do this with Dropbox, by placing the file in the Dropbox Public folder.  You should see a file there called "How to use the Public folder.rtf" which explains how to set this up, or you can find the information in the Dropbox help pages.

           

          Then add the Dropbox domain name to your kit, e.g. dl.dropboxusercontent.com: TYPEKIT | Domains

          (Don't forget to republish the kit after adding the domain.)

           

          Alternately, you can stage the project on your own internal or testing URL.  Again, just make sure that you have added the temporary location to the domain listing on your kit.

           

          If you have any questions or problems, you can reach us here on the forum or directly at support@typekit.com.  Thank you,

          -- liz

          • 2. Re: Typekit fonts + showing reflow project for approval?
            kp@sas Community Member
            kp@sas Jul 15, 2014 11:09 AM (in response to Liz, Typekit Support)

            Thanks Liz,

             

            Turns out I had a simple typo in my domain in the Typekit settings that I completely missed. I've got it all set up now.

             

            Much appreciated!

             

            -K