Customise Master Icon

Glyphs
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I would like to create a script, to hack the Master Icon. I am working on a font with a Slant axis, and the option to have an italic/slanted “n” for the slanted master’s Master Icon would be great (to help navigate more visually when switching between Masters).

I searched the Glyphs API/docs, and couldn’t find a reference or method to hook into this icon and customise it. Any suggestions?

Thanks!

Dave.

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You can just assign a glyph to be used as the icon.
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Thanks Georg! Yup, familiar with this functionality. Just need more options:

Can I do this programmatically?

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but picking the n-glyph as your master icon should give you what you want – a planed n-icon with the right weight. Or do you need the icon to be very different than the drawing of your n?

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Oh! How does the icon know to be planed (confirming, does planed mean slanted?), does it pull this from the italic angle?

Regardless, for one of my slanted masters, I have selected “n” as the master icon glyph, and entered my italic angle. It still doesn’t show a slanted “n”. Am I misunderstanding how this is supposed to work?

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Thanks for sticking with me, Georg!

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I’m sorry, I’ve just now seen how this works. Specifying a Master Icon Glyph Name takes your actual design and puts it in the icon on the toolbar. That’s really handy, ignore my question now. Thank you Georg :pray:

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