r.init not showing at the beginning of a line

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I have programmed “r.init” to be a contextual alternate to come after a space. But at the beginning of a line, the “r.init” is not replacing the regular “r”. Please see the sample font and the other attachment for reference. How do I fix this?
initial r not working.jpg
TEST FONT R Initial.otf (8.39 KB)

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In what circumstances do you desire the r.init to not appear? I.e., when do you want what is now the /r character to be used?

3

Mike, I think the idea is to use r.init after a newline code as well as after a space.

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Maybe. But that’s why I asked the question, when to use the present /r?

Seems to me that the r.init should be in the /r slot and that the current /r glyph should be what is substituted under X circumstance(s).

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This forum topic might help:
How to make a contextual cursive font

Especially this script might solve your problem:

script latn {
  feature ContextualAlternates;
}

class @hightail [b o q v w b.high o.high q.high v.high w.high b.init o.init q.init v.init w.init];
class @lowercase [a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z];
class @lowercasehigh [a.high b.high c.high d.high e.high f.high g.high h.high i.high j.high k.high l.high m.high n.high o.high p.high q.high r.high s.high t.high u.high v.high w.high x.high y.high z.high];
class @lowercaseinit [a.init b.init c.init d.init e.init f.init g.init h.init i.init j.init k.init l.init m.init n.init o.init p.init q.init r.init s.init t.init u.init v.init w.init x.init y.init z.init];
class @lowercasefina [a.fina b.fina c.fina d.fina e.fina f.fina g.fina h.fina i.fina j.fina k.fina l.fina m.fina n.fina o.fina p.fina q.fina r.fina s.fina t.fina u.fina v.fina w.fina x.fina y.fina z.fina];
class @lowercase_all [A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z a.high b.high c.high d.high e.high f.high g.high h.high i.high j.high k.high l.high m.high n.high o.high p.high q.high r.high s.high t.high u.high v.high w.high x.high y.high z.high a.init b.init c.init d.init e.init f.init g.init h.init i.init j.init k.init l.init m.init n.init o.init p.init q.init r.init s.init t.init u.init v.init w.init x.init y.init z.init a.fina b.fina c.fina d.fina e.fina f.fina g.fina h.fina i.fina j.fina k.fina l.fina m.fina n.fina o.fina p.fina q.fina r.fina s.fina t.fina u.fina v.fina w.fina x.fina y.fina z.fina];

feature ContextualAlternates calt {
  lookup ChainingContextInit;
  lookup ChainingContextFina;
  lookup ChainingContextBetween;
  lookup ChainingContextHighTail;
}

lookup ChainingContextBetween {
  context (@lowercase_all) @lowercaseinit (@lowercase_all);
  sub 0 SingleSubstitutionInitToNormal;
}

lookup ChainingContextFina {
  context (@lowercase_all) @lowercase;
  sub 0 SingleSubstitutionFina;
}

lookup ChainingContextHighTail {
  context (@hightail) @lowercase;
  sub 0 SingleSubstitutionHighTail;
}

lookup ChainingContextInit {
  context @lowercase (@lowercase);
  sub 0 SingleSubstitutionInit;
}

lookup SingleSubstitutionFina {
  sub @lowercase -> @lowercasefina;
}

lookup SingleSubstitutionHighTail {
  sub @lowercase -> @lowercasehigh;
}

lookup SingleSubstitutionInit {
  sub @lowercase -> @lowercaseinit;
}

lookup SingleSubstitutionInitToNormal {
  sub @lowercaseinit -> @lowercase;
}



Each line starts as a new glyph run, so you can’t add a newline within feature code.

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This may also resolve the issue…if we knew what it was.
TEST FONT R Initial.fcp (10.9 KB)

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the /r is designed like that so that the letters coming before it can attach seamlessly. So yes, I would like the r.init to be the replacement in situations where there is a space or a new line before the r.

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Which, with them swapped around, is what the version I uploaded does. Just need to add appropriate letters into the class for when /r (the swapped around version) it is preceded by the class letter.

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