Why does this complex variable font work in Figma, but not Adobe?

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It’s a pretty heavy pixel based variable font, it works perfectly in Font Gauntlet & Figma, but it doesn’t work in Adobe, any ideas as to why?

ASFNodeVAR[wght][wdth][cus].ttf (30.5 KB)
ASF_Node_Final_070625.glyphs (1.7 MB)

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You can try dropping your font into FontSpector to get hints on potential issues.

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Adobe apps have problems with nested components.

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Is there as workaround for this?

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You can try to add a “Decompose Components” Custom Parameter on your VF instance.

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I have similar display problems in Adobe apps for my (a bit complex) pixel based fonts. I have decided to ignore it since it will be fine in the exported image/pdf/etc. it just display weirdly in Adobe app.