I just kerned my first font in MetricsMachine, then imported the kerned UFO back into FL 5.04. The kerning info didn't show up in the new vfb. I then tried exporting the MetricsMachine kern tables as an AFM and manually importing it into the vfb, but found that all the values had been multiplied by 2.4. (The typeface is drawn at 2400upm.) I've tried this a few times, a few different ways. Can anybody help?
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The MM manual covers this in more detail.
So you could open the .ufo from MM in Glyphs, save as .glyphs file an import that in FLS. This should give you correct kerning classes in FLS. Of cause nothing holds you back from finishing the font in Glyphs
I couldn't try linking to the .fea file with an include statement because I don't know what that means. A Python script of some sort?
I'm sure Robofont and Glyphs would handle this better than FL; I'm sure they handle most things better than FL. Unfortunately, I'm on deadline and can't stop and learn a new app.
Any ideas?
include (myfont.fea);
and then leave the "myfont.fea" file in the same folder as the vfb file.
Although I should ask, are you trying to create "flat" kerning from the Metrics Machine file, that is, within the kern table?
Maybe I'll just make it monospaced...
feature kern {
not an "@" symbol.
I'm getting ready to give up on FL completely. Unless someone has a brilliant fix to suggest, I think I'll just import the MM kerning in Glyphs, produce the OTFs in Glyphs, open the OTFs in FL to produce VFBs for mastering, and send them to my mastering guy. That's a big steaming pile of workflow, but I can't think of anything else, and I've got to get these out the door.
Thanks for your suggestions, everyone. I do appreciate them.
If you do not jet have it, you could send me the .glyphs file and I convert it for you.
And thank you, James for the great screenshot/tutorial.
On the other hand, I am now unable to export from FL to ufo. I get this: What did I do wrong?
But the better solution would be again using .glyphs files as it properl converts the kerning classes.
I thought these questions were appropriate for this forum, David. If I got it wrong, I apologize.
What I question is the wisdom required to repeatedly need immediate professional help on deadline, like so many "What the font?" -ers do.