Google Font issue

[mark]

Hi there, I am owner of Alyeska theme and I can seem similar posts on Google Fonts here.

But I cannot seem to see the answers to these. it says I need to be a paid member.

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My issue.

I want to try and use the
Roboto Slab – Ultra-Light 100
which says it is added as

But when I add Roboto Slab, I cannot get the Ultra Thin 100 version ?

Any idea how I can add this font using the excellent theme options page.

many thanks

Mark

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[Jason Bobich]

Hello Mark,

You only have access to the forum for the products you’ve purchased, unfortunately. So, I apologize for any inconvenience that causes you, but we have some internal reasons why we need to keep things working this way.

But when I add Roboto Slab, I cannot get the Ultra Thin 100 version ?

A trick here is to add the “:100” onto the font name like:

Roboto:100

I think this is covered in a little more detail in the video in your documentation on how the Font Options work, if you want to check that out, but basically whatever your font name is, you can add that weight if Google says it’s available.

For example, a font named “Some Cool Font” would look like this in our theme’s font option:

Some Cool Font:100

[mark]

Cool, got it working now, thanks

Could I not have access to the Jump Start forum, or is that different to Alyeska ?

[Jason Bobich]

Could I not have access to the Jump Start forum, or is that different to Alyeska ?

Jump Start and Alyeska are two different WordPress themes. You would need to purchase Jump Start to have access to this forum.

[odyn]

Not to open a new theme since this one is connected to both Alyeska and Jumpstart
I have problem using google fonts. With Alyeska, Slovenian characters ČŽŠ čžš in Open Sans font render strangely (not same size, as if it was not the same character).
Jumpstart theme (manual script for google fonts) seems to work ok.

If I use Google font Dosis, čžš ČŽŠ render fine also in Alyeska.

Is there perhaps an issue with fonts containing two words in their name in Alyeska?

(code for Open Sans in Jumpstart)
<link href='http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans:300,400,700' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'>

[Jason Bobich]

@odyn I believe this is just going to depend on the font you choose and what characters it supports. In Jump Start you’re manually including fonts, however in Alyeska, you can easily insert any font you choose from your admin panel at Appearance > Theme Options > Styles > Typography. So, it sounds like you may just want to browse for another font that’s going to work for your specific language. Apologies, I’m not very versed on the topic to tell you more than that.

[bonniepaul]

Can I also specify italics? Ex: I want to utilize Amaranth:700italic

Thanks!

[Jason Bobich]

Sure, you’d just do this:

Open Sans:800italic

So the way you have it should be correct:

Amaranth:700italic

[bonniepaul]

Hi Jason,
The “italic” part doesn’t work (even with Open Sans). It works with the font weight “700,” but not italics. Any ideas?

Thanks!
P.S. I LOVE the theme! So flexible and customizable!

[bonniepaul]

Hi again,
Okay, so I had a “duh!” moment. The reference to “italic” doesn’t work, as previously reported. HOWEVER, there is a dropdown box I didn’t notice before that allows me to choose “italics.” So, all fixed!
Thanks! 🙂

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