Different Font Menu Sorting Static vs. Variable Fonts

[neue (Alexander Roth)]

Hi there,

any idea why my static instances are sorted slightly different compared to my variable font?

Find attached a screenshot of the different Adobe applications:

Thanks a lot!

[GeorgSeifert]

Style linking for variable font instances

Last time I checked there were major issues with variable font style linking in every place I tried. I tested on Windows 10 and macOS 11 in Word and Adobe apps and nothing was doing what I expected. I’m working on a variable font that sounds like what you have where a lot of the instances should be style linked and I saw the same results. I’ll check the existing bug reports and open a new one if there isn’t one.

[neue (Alexander Roth)]

I see. Thanks Georg.

[mekkablue (Rainer Erich Scheichelbauer)]

@neue

any idea why my static instances are sorted slightly different compared to my variable font?

In Adobe Apps? Static fonts are sorted by width class, weight class, italic bit, style name. Variable font instances are sorted by the axes, in their order.

[neue (Alexander Roth)]

Thanks a lot mekkablue! Indeed, works as you said.

[eliason (Craig Eliason)]

@mekkablue

Variable font instances are sorted by the axes, in their order.

Though it seems if italic styles are furnished by a separate font file, they’re listed last even if the italic axis is promoted.

[oneweioranother]

@mekkablue

Variable font instances are sorted by the axes, in their order.

Coming back to this. Is there any way to change tihs?

[zakkuri (Zachary Scheuren)]

I opened an issue about all of this a long time ago, but so far nothing has happened. Since it’s mostly just annoying and you can still get the fonts I kind of doubt anything will happen, but maybe we’ll get lucky.