Font Forum

There is one way to let MainType automatically install fonts from a (shared) folder. Just check the appropriate boxes (“Automatically install all fonts...” and “Smart install”) when adding a Font folder to MainType. That ensures all team members have this same set of fonts installed. If one person u...

This tutorial covers Contextual Alternates which might give some more ideas.

https://www.high-logic.com/font-editor/ ... e-features

This is currently something you have to deal with, as the algorithm is now as good as it can be without spending more research.

Maybe you accidentally changed glyph display mode to color?

To fix that, select View from the main menu and then set Glyph Display Mode to Auto.

What also might help is to reset zoom. Also from the View menu, but now select Zoom Reset.

This update should solve the issue:
https://www.high-logic.com/tmp/fontcrea ... 73-x64.exe

Please let us know your results.

Are those unused glyphs?

Please send us the font project so we can look into it.

In Affinity Publisher do one of the following: From the context toolbar, select or enter a value via the Paragraph Leading setting. From the Paragraph panel, select or enter a value via the Paragraph Leading setting in the Spacing section. Do read this part of the help which explains how to change l...

cde/newline f g/newline abh

gives a nice box in the preview area.

Spcae should not be used to display outlines.

What test lines can you give and what do you expect?

cde
f@g
abh

We have made a minor change, but are unsure if it helps.
https://www.high-logic.com/tmp/fontcrea ... 72-x64.exe

Please let us know your results.

This update should solve the issue:
https://www.high-logic.com/tmp/fontcrea ... 72-x64.exe

Please let us know your results.

I think there are 3 shaping engines that are used in the last years, a default one, a composer, and Harfbuzz. Not sure if all use the same metrics.

I am glad you continue to support our software and I am pleased you seem to have found a solution!

Not really, but I am sure there are situations where it no longer matches. Probably when used in Adobe software...

I am afraid it will only work if you use the calculate button, but then most likely all values are updated. There are numerous other attempts to streamline metrics; for example: https://github.com/googlefonts/gf-docs/blob/main/VerticalMetrics/README.md https://typedrawers.com/discussion/4554/on-vert...