Custom Parameter "Variable font file name" has no effect

[jkutilek (Jens Kutilek)]

I set the Custom Parameter “Variable font file name” to rename the VF file, but is is still called …GX.ttf.

[GeorgSeifert]

You need to add a “Variable Font Setting” in the Exports setting. And add the parameter there.

[Erik_M (Erik Moberg)]

Can we set the Variable Font Setting through scripting?

[GeorgSeifert]

Yes.

newInstance = GSInstance.alloc().initWithType_(1)
newInstance.name = "Variable"
Font.instances.append(newInstance)

I’ll add that to the wrapper, then it will be:

newInstance = GSInstance(type=INSTANCETYPEVARIABLE)
newInstance.name = "Variable"
Font.instances.append(newInstance)

[Erik_M (Erik Moberg)]

Great! So now that we can have variable instances, can we expect to be able to generate them with instance.generate() just as the static ones?

[GeorgSeifert]

That is on the list.