I noticed that to create Mark-to-Base positioning the names must be in the format @M2_... (red labels). See attachment (PDF).
How do I set up my base glyphs and diacritics so that they can be put in that format? Your manual is not very clear and assumed lots of assumptions on the designer. I cannot find examples online. Please provide me a clear step-by-step procedure for mark-to-base positioning. This is the most important feature I need for my font. If this task can be solved then my font is 99% complete. I am using FontCreator 8.0 Professional. Thank you for your help.
Mark to base positioning question
Mark to base positioning question
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Bhikkhu Pesala
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Re: Mark to base positioning question
That screen shot is not from the High-Logic FontCreator manual, but from my own review page. I say there that I don't have experience of such scripts. The screen shot of the dialogue is below:
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Re: Mark to base positioning question
The format @M2B_M_1 indicates a group of glyphs. You can add a set of glyphs to a group by using the Group Manager in the OT Designer. FCP will add the @ at the beginning of the group name. Then you can add whichever glyphs you need for base or mark sets. I am just getting to grips with mark/mkmk myself so the actual placements are still a work in progress for me. I'm currently working on repositioning Arabic marks so I have a bit or work to do still!
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