Thanks mekkablue. That's half the battle solved. It would also be useful to be able to copy fontwide vertical metric settings from one layer to another.
I am not any good on scripting and the more technical stuff, and I have been out of Fontlab so long now that I would have to re-learn much of it (cataract surgery, both eyes, last year), should I switch to Glyphs, you think?
@paragraph: I switched to Glyphs because a lot of the scripts I had written for Fontlab are not needed in Glyphs. And that's because the Fontlab problems that the scripts had addressed do not occur in Glyphs in the first place. I find that many solutions in Glyphs feel like ‘oh, that's how it should be implemented’. The way components and Multiple Masters are done saves you so much time.
@JMontalbano: I teach type design to seventeen-year-olds and I use Glyphs for that. I'll be happy to help out if you have problems/questions. Georg offers semester licenses and student conditions.
James (Dunwich_Type), would it be useful posting a list here what other bits people use/need with Glyphs? For example, do I still need AFDK autohint and related scripts?
What users do and don’t need is very dependent on their workflows. For example, most people I talk to have never used any part of the FDK beyond the autohinter, so if they move to Glyphs, they can just stop installing it.
(by Georg, includes a FL script that exports Glyphs file) since two days ago, it also includes a script that read .glyphs file in FontLab. Please give it a try and file bug reports.
It supports MultipleMaster, Kerning, Features, Hinting and tries to decompose nested component.
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I decided to give it a go. Do I get a confirmation (serial number or link), now that I've paid for it through paypal?
http://www.typecon.com/contact
Although it may be to late to work in something this year:
http://www.typecon.com/archives/1102
@JMontalbano: I teach type design to seventeen-year-olds and I use Glyphs for that. I'll be happy to help out if you have problems/questions. Georg offers semester licenses and student conditions.
Python Scripts:
https://github.com/mekkablue/Glyphs-Scripts (by me)
https://github.com/schriftgestalt/Glyphs-Scripts (by Georg, includes a FL script that exports Glyphs file)
Tim’s Remix Tools:
http://remix-tools.com/glyphsapp
(can't live without Harmonizer anymore, currently a free beta)
Yanone’s Speedpunk:
http://yanone.de/typedesign/code/speedpunk/
Not released yet, so stay tuned. If you meet him in person, you can buy a beta CD-ROM.
since two days ago, it also includes a script that read .glyphs file in FontLab. Please give it a try and file bug reports.
It supports MultipleMaster, Kerning, Features, Hinting and tries to decompose nested component.