Ligatures, substitutions and scripts
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2018 7:17 pm
Hello
I apologise in advance for my obtuse stupidity, but I can't make head nor tail of the substitution and ligature elements of FontCreator. Scripts, for example; where are they in Open Type designer? Or do we have to write our own? The thing is, I am working on a number of 'historical' fonts for documentary work. These are intended to have the general feel of writing from, say, the 12th century, but do not need to be absolutely accurate (they are, after all, just film props). However, even as mere props there are many substitutions involved, such as a double 'l' bearing a ligature line linking the letters. Also, there are lots of contextual substitutions, such as the difference in form of the letter 's' within and at the end of a word. I have searched through the manual and the forum for some clue as to how I may access the substitution functions. Admittedly there are descriptions, but they are written for people who are expert, and I'm not, at least not in type creation. I create typefaces for particular purposes (not for sale), so I am not fully aware of all the terminology or technical ins and outs. From what I have read, I get the idea, but how to access scripts and implement them continues to elude. I do not believe myself to be a stupid person, but I do feel completely at sea with this, and would welcome any gentle help anyone would be prepared to offer.
Thank you in advance
Les Prince
I apologise in advance for my obtuse stupidity, but I can't make head nor tail of the substitution and ligature elements of FontCreator. Scripts, for example; where are they in Open Type designer? Or do we have to write our own? The thing is, I am working on a number of 'historical' fonts for documentary work. These are intended to have the general feel of writing from, say, the 12th century, but do not need to be absolutely accurate (they are, after all, just film props). However, even as mere props there are many substitutions involved, such as a double 'l' bearing a ligature line linking the letters. Also, there are lots of contextual substitutions, such as the difference in form of the letter 's' within and at the end of a word. I have searched through the manual and the forum for some clue as to how I may access the substitution functions. Admittedly there are descriptions, but they are written for people who are expert, and I'm not, at least not in type creation. I create typefaces for particular purposes (not for sale), so I am not fully aware of all the terminology or technical ins and outs. From what I have read, I get the idea, but how to access scripts and implement them continues to elude. I do not believe myself to be a stupid person, but I do feel completely at sea with this, and would welcome any gentle help anyone would be prepared to offer.
Thank you in advance
Les Prince