I'm trying to create a single line font, and have set the options to allow open contours and to export in single stroke mode.
The problem I have is that if I draw a shape using the Insert Contour tool with more than two points it will sometimes (more often than not) connect the wrong points. Like if I draw points in the upper right, then lower left, then lower middle, then middle right, it connects the points from the first point to the last point, then 3 and 2. This means that I have to manually move all the point to arrange them back in the correct orientation. Is there an option to prevent this behavior? I want the points I draw to be connected in the order in which they were drawn, as was shown while they were being drawn, instead of randomly changing as soon as I hit enter. If my explanation was unclear I can link imgur screenshots of what I mean.
[FIXED] Insert Contour tool connecting the wrong points
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Re: Insert Contour tool connecting the wrong points
I can confirm the behaviour in FontCreator 14. You can upload screenshots using the Attachments tab below the edit message box.
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Re: Insert Contour tool connecting the wrong points
It happens when the contour direction is automatically changed. For now just change the contour direction and the point order is fixed.X0n0a wrote: ↑Fri Nov 26, 2021 6:31 pm I'm trying to create a single line font, and have set the options to allow open contours and to export in single stroke mode.
The problem I have is that if I draw a shape using the Insert Contour tool with more than two points it will sometimes (more often than not) connect the wrong points. Like if I draw points in the upper right, then lower left, then lower middle, then middle right, it connects the points from the first point to the last point, then 3 and 2. This means that I have to manually move all the point to arrange them back in the correct orientation. Is there an option to prevent this behavior? I want the points I draw to be connected in the order in which they were drawn, as was shown while they were being drawn, instead of randomly changing as soon as I hit enter. If my explanation was unclear I can link imgur screenshots of what I mean.
Obviously this should not happen with open contours, so it will be fixed with the next upcoming release.