I have a glyph I try to name f.for_liga and as soon as I change it Glyphs changes the name to f_liga.for_. Is this some automagic going wild? Is f.for_liga an invalid glyph name? It seems impossible to name this glyph as I want.
The glyph name f.for_liga is interpreted as such:
- base glyph
f - modifier
.for(or.for_) - ligature with glyph named
liga
Glyphs tries to normalize this and that gets you the changed name. The _ character in a glyph name indicates a ligature break, like f_f_h or similar. So a similar name that is closer to Glyphs’ naming scheme would be f.forLiga:
- base glyph
f - modifier
.forLiga
You can also use your own naming scheme by selecting the Use Custom Naming in Font Info → Other. Then, Glyphs will not normalize glyph names and instead keep them as they are.
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