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Re: Make Semi Bold and Bold fonts
Are your Regular and Bold masters already in the same VFC project? If not, the first step is to import the Bold into the Regular project as a master, via the Font Info panel. You then need to set up …1 -
Re: Make Semi Bold and Bold fonts
For a simple demonstration, I'll start from a lonely Regular master (weight: 400) and add an Extra Bold one (weight:800). I have only have one master, so * I create a new master: * I go into the &quo…2 -
Re: Make Semi Bold and Bold fonts
Of course, this is an example. You have to play with the Change Weight value to reach the good one!1 -
Re: Make Semi Bold and Bold fonts
Additionally, I would suggest to consult the Fontlab 8 forum and maybe some tutorials on the Fontlab software!1 -
Re: Make Semi Bold and Bold fonts
This may help you. https://help.fontlab.com/fontlab/8/tutorials/calfonts/7.%20Families%2C%20Variations%2C%20Interpolations/7b-2c%20Making%20Instances/2 -
Re: Make Semi Bold and Bold fonts
Of the various methods I have used over the years, my favourite was using Karsten Lücke’s Glyph Tweak tool in FLS5 to rough in weights and proportions, and then to use FLS5’s Interpolate Nodes tool t…3 -
Re: Diacritics size on capital vs Lowercase in Vietnamese
If you're creating a compact display typeface, consider looking to Vietnamese signage for creative ideas for how to crush the living hell out of those capital accent stacks.4 -
Re: Diacritics size on capital vs Lowercase in Vietnamese
I wouldn’t do that. The .case suffix may be used to automatically add these mark glyphs to the <case> OpenType Layout feature code, but that feature is for all-caps text setting variants such a…1 -
Re: All caps descender setting
I usually set it to the ogonek and section symbol.7 -
Re: Diacritics size on capital vs Lowercase in Vietnamese
I would experiment with a set of .cap variant diacritic marks that are wider but not necessarily taller than those use on the lowercase letters (indeed, they could be squat: wider but shorter).4
