#Missing points at extrema fontforge software#
#Missing points at extrema fontforge trial#
#Missing points at extrema fontforge windows 7#

¹ tried several releases, but I tested most with the latest release as well as the Jrelease.

The newly generated font now doesn't show the correct glyph. I'm unsure what these mean, but I tell FontForge to go ahead anyway, so I clicked Save.

Glyph contains overlapped hints (in the same hintmask).

Utilities links to auxiliary utilites that can complement FontForge. Technical References information for FontForge developers. User Interface guide FontForge’s user interface. I have not changed any settings in FontForge, so the Options window just shows defaults.Īfter validating, an error shows up saying that “the font contains errors”: Overview an overview of FontForge’s documentation. I only force glyph names to Validate Before Saving. I then export/generate the font through File → Generate Fonts., where I'll select a fontname, say comic2.ttf, where I'll set options: TrueType, No Bitmap Fonts and No Rename. In the new window I can save the font as say, comic2.sfd. Afterwards, I save the font as a FontForge file (just to be sure) through File → Save as. I move an anchor point to a random location (you can change two anchor points to be sure). To edit the glyph, I open up FontForge¹ and double click any glyph. I can change any glyph, say the capital letter A. The problem persists.įor reproducability, consider Comic Sans (which I believe comes with any Windows distribution): a TrueType-flavoured OpenType font. I've already tried changing the font cache, reinstalling everything (Windows included), or trying different fonts, glyphs, and so on.

#Missing points at extrema fontforge windows 7#

I can reproduce the problem on both of my Windows 7 systems (laptop/PC), I can reproduce the problem with either of two pieces of font editing software. I've tried changing some things around a bit. Converting the OpenType file to readable font metrics for my typesetting software, the wrong glyph shows up in the glyph table.

I use curve points throughout in the light of the enormous number of glyphs involved, I don't want to continuously switch between different types of points, and most hieroglyphs are curved in most places anyway. FontExplorer does not show the edited glyph, while Suitcase Fusion does show the new glyph. Two problems in particular: 1) Missing extrema. However, something strange happens when I check the font in the font management software. Missing Points At Extrema view36 comments correcting missing extremums adds points with non-integral coordinates, then correcting these coordinates causes the points to be non-extremums.

#Missing points at extrema fontforge software#

(The final product is to be a math font for use with the TeX typesetting system.)Įditing any font is correctly reflected in both pieces of font editing software (Studio as well as FF).

#Missing points at extrema fontforge trial#

To check how the new font looks, I also have trial versions of I therefore decided altering the glyph slightly to show a longer extension from the baseline (I hope it's clear what I mean with this).Īfter doing some research, I have the following software at my disposal for changing the glyph: In a font I recently bought, a glyph is too small for my liking.

I'm unsure whether this is the right place to ask this kind of thing but honestly, I'm at wit's end here, so I'll try anything.