Hello there,
I recently tried to debug some OT feature code within Glyphs, but I was quite disappointed by some of the error messages. When compiling the same file with Robofont, I ended up with getting a far more informative message.
Why is Glyphs not able to show that too?
Glyphs tries to only show the part that is the actual problem. And it did that just fine in this case. It recalculates the line numbers to match the line numbers in the feature panel.
If you need the full error message, you can run the âgeneratFont.comandâ from the Temp folder. There you also find the full âfeature.feaâ file.
I would also find it helpful if there was the option for more verbose error messages.
Yesterday, Iâd ended up with several glyphs that had the same production names (after duplicating glyphs, I hadnât thought to check âinfo for selectionâ, assuming it would revert). When exporting, Glyphs would generate an error for only the first one it hit, meaning I had to try exporting a dozen times to know which glyphs were affected to be able to fix them.
It shows the programâs problem, but not the userâs. While the program is happy with a âsyntax errorâ, I as a user have a hard time figuring out that there are actually some glyphs missing.
Would it be possible to have a âDetailsâ button or something like that to displaying the raw error code, like in Robofont?
Is there any news on that?
I think it would be really great if something like this would be implemented in a future version of Glyphs.
We are thinking about it. In the meantime please use the command method described by Georg. Tip: For debugging, I keep a link to the Temp folder in the Finder sidebar.
