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.
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- Thu Mar 08, 2018 8:45 pm
- Forum: FontCreator - Support
- Topic: Support for Contextual Positioning
- Replies: 9
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- Sat Mar 03, 2018 9:12 pm
- Forum: FontCreator - Support
- Topic: Support for Contextual Positioning
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Re: Support for Contextual Positioning
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.Bhikkhu Pesala wrote: ↑Sat Mar 03, 2018 9:44 am Yes, that is also supported.
All OpenType Features Are Supported
- Wed Feb 28, 2018 10:53 pm
- Forum: FontCreator - Support
- Topic: Support for Contextual Positioning
- Replies: 9
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Re: Support for Contextual 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.Bhikkhu Pesala wrote: ↑Wed Feb 28, 2018 10:42 am It seems to be supported. Chained Context Positioning
- Wed Feb 28, 2018 7:47 am
- Forum: FontCreator - Support
- Topic: Support for Contextual Positioning
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5656
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...
- Tue Oct 17, 2017 11:15 pm
- Forum: FontCreator - Support
- Topic: Choosing Subtable formats
- Replies: 0
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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...
- Tue Oct 10, 2017 10:21 pm
- Forum: General Font Discussions
- Topic: OpenType Feature & Lookup Test Font
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8669
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...
- Tue Oct 10, 2017 7:48 am
- Forum: General Font Discussions
- Topic: OpenType Feature & Lookup Test Font
- Replies: 4
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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...
- Mon Oct 09, 2017 8:29 pm
- Forum: General Font Discussions
- Topic: OpenType Feature & Lookup Test Font
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8669
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?