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August 7, 2012 08:41
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FontForge GUI / UI proposals
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meaurement tool - (a) clear snapping to points and guidelines. (b) clearly displayed info of measurements (c) display info on horizontal distance, vertical distance and direct distance between 2 points. | |
neighbours & groups - character edit view - (a) ability to toggle on/off view of neighbour charcters & similar character groups. | |
Metrics Window - Ability to view character string as a waterfall in Metrics window - waterfall mode allows a very usefull overview of the effects of sidebearing & kerning values across several font sizes at once. The effects on several sizes can be viewed simultaneously - highly helpfull visually. | |
Metrics classes - same as kerning classes but for metrics, e.g. class 'metrics_H_left' = all chars that share same Left side bearing as the 'H' char. e.g. 'B', 'D', 'E', 'F', 'K', 'L', 'M', 'N', 'P', 'R'. | |
Metrics Window - ability to view in inverse colors, eg; white text on black bagkground. | |
Metrics Window - Ability to flip string on the horizontal and vertical. | |
Metrics Window - drop down menu for Metrics tool preferences such as text color, inverse colors, flip vertical, flip horizontal, waterfall, load text file | |
Metrics Window - view kerning / metrics classes - toggle on off horizontal pane in metrics window that previews all other chars in relevanr classes in a simple string, e,g, when editing 'AO' kern all other chrs effected by Kerning classes are previewed in separate pane with a string such as AOACAQ. |
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