Components: preview and alignment problems

Glyphs
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I have Glyphs version 3.0.3. Since I recently upgraded Show Stems and Recyclers plugins ('though I’m not making any cause/effect link here), I’m experiencing problems with composite glyphs: (a) composite glyphs no longer display in the preview panel; and (b) automatic alignment does not work for most composites.

Automatic alignment is not disabled; after applying changes in the original glyphs I right-click apply automatic alignment to the composites, but LSB & RSB values in the Glyph Info panel will no longer switch to grey. Let me say I never had these problems before, working on the same files. See screenshot attached.

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Can you disable plugins by holding down the Option and Shift key when you start the app. That way we can make sure it is not caused by plugins.

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Thanks, Georg. I did, and components now appear in gray and automatic alignment works.
See screenshot:

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4

Can you try to remove some plugins and restart Glyphs. Repeat that with different plugins and repeat until you find the one that is causing the issue.

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Apparently, it’s the Show Recyclers plugin that causes the problem. The LSB/RSB values are ok, even though they are not turned to grey.

6

I guess this problem is relatively new, otherwise there would be a thread here…

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Well, actually the problem seems to be another plugin, ShowComponentOrder.

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Thanks, I’ll habe a look at this.