I’m finishing my first font in Glyphs 3.2.2 (3259), and I’m facing a problem I can’t seem fix. The font is a display-class font-- caps only.
When I preview dummy text strings in a Glyphs text window (kerning on), it looks perfect. However, when I export the font and create a sample file in InDesign or Illustrator, some kerned pairs are dramatically close together.
A good example is the word, ‘NOW.’ In InDesign or Illustrator, when I type the NO, it’s fine. The moment I type the ‘W’, the ‘NO’ pair jams close together. If I change the W to another character, the kerning goes back to being okay.
I’ve tried exporting the file with all kerned pairs, and then exporting with no kerned pairs. The result is the same in InDesign and Illustrator.
Thanks for the quick response. I should say the problem exists when using metric. When I switch to optical, the problem goes away.
I will try the font caching fixes now.
Hi Florian,
Dissappointing news – I have tried all of the fixes above including:
— Changing the font Family name
— Thoroughly cleaning out all of the Mac font caches
— Relocating and retargeting the Adobe temporary Fonts folder within “Library”
… all to no avail. The problem still exists.
Any more possible ideas? Thanks so much in advance. (Remember, this is all manifest in “Metric” setting.)
Hi all, I tested in font gauntlet and the problem persisted.
Then I went back into the Glyphs file and deleted all of the Features – and the problem went away.
(see screenshots).
Any clues?
You happen do have added some kerning in the RTL mode. Switch to RTL mode in the lower right of the edit view: Then open the kerning window, select all kerning and click the minus button in the Kerning window.
Feature request: It might be nice if there were a way to globally disable RTL and/or Top to Bottom on any particular Glyphs file to avoid “accidents” like me being a dummy.
