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by Stephan B.
Thu Mar 08, 2018 8:45 pm
Forum: FontCreator - Support
Topic: Support for Contextual Positioning
Replies: 9
Views: 5578

Re: Support for Contextual Positioning

Any chance we could get support for saving Contextual Positioning tables?

I am working on a text processing client and need to make sure I handle all OpenType tables properly.
by Stephan B.
Sat Mar 03, 2018 9:12 pm
Forum: FontCreator - Support
Topic: Support for Contextual Positioning
Replies: 9
Views: 5578

Re: Support for Contextual Positioning

Bhikkhu Pesala wrote: Sat Mar 03, 2018 9:44 am Yes, that is also supported.

All OpenType Features Are Supported
When I create a new Lookup, as seen in the image below, I do not have an option in version 11.5.0.2421 to create a Contextual Positioning lookup type.

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by Stephan B.
Wed Feb 28, 2018 10:53 pm
Forum: FontCreator - Support
Topic: Support for Contextual Positioning
Replies: 9
Views: 5578

Re: Support for Contextual Positioning

Bhikkhu Pesala wrote: Wed Feb 28, 2018 10:42 am It seems to be supported. Chained Context Positioning
Chained Context Positioning is OpenType GPOS LookupType 8: Chaining Contextual Positioning Subtable whereas Contextual Positioning is OpenType GPOS Lookup Type 7: Contextual Positioning Subtables.
by Stephan B.
Wed Feb 28, 2018 7:47 am
Forum: FontCreator - Support
Topic: Support for Contextual Positioning
Replies: 9
Views: 5578

Support for Contextual Positioning

Hi! It seems like in previous version of Font Creator, we had the ability to read and create Contextual Positioning lookups. Are there plans to support this feature again? If not and if this feature was previously available in older versions of Font Creator, as a Pro users of version 11.5, can we st...
by Stephan B.
Tue Oct 17, 2017 11:15 pm
Forum: FontCreator - Support
Topic: Choosing Subtable formats
Replies: 0
Views: 3234

Choosing Subtable formats

Hi! When I create a Chaining Context, the resulting lookup table always appears to be using ChainContextSubstFormat3. Is there a way for users to pick an alternative format like ChainContextSubstFormat1 or ChainContextSubstFormat2 (that is provided it is possible)? Does Font Creator support data con...
by Stephan B.
Tue Oct 10, 2017 10:21 pm
Forum: General Font Discussions
Topic: OpenType Feature & Lookup Test Font
Replies: 4
Views: 8485

Re: OpenType Feature & Lookup Test Font

Thanks for the reply. A few more questions if I may. I have noticed that many fonts use a Coverage table format 2 where the startGlyphID and endGlyphID for the range is the same. Why use format 2 in this case? Is this some legacy issue? When I create Ligatures using FontCreator and check the coverag...
by Stephan B.
Tue Oct 10, 2017 7:48 am
Forum: General Font Discussions
Topic: OpenType Feature & Lookup Test Font
Replies: 4
Views: 8485

Re: OpenType Feature & Lookup Test Font

I am looking for a font file that would include 1 example of each subtable type and related formats. Ie. (1) SingleSubstitution format 1 and format 2, (1) MultipleSubstitution, etc. Font would also include use of coverage table format 1 and format 2. Although I can find font files that contains exam...
by Stephan B.
Mon Oct 09, 2017 8:29 pm
Forum: General Font Discussions
Topic: OpenType Feature & Lookup Test Font
Replies: 4
Views: 8485

OpenType Feature & Lookup Test Font

I am working on a text layout and rendering tool for a game engine. Currently, I am adding support for OpenType features and curious to know if anyone knows of a font file designed for testing each of the various lookup types and table formats?