I checked my exported OTFs and found many glyphs missing:
tcommaaccent.smcp
Germandbls
published
onethird (uni2153)
twothirds
peso
rupee
sheqel
commaaccent
commaaccent.case
slash.case
backslash.case
bracketleft.case
bracketright.case
braceleft.case
braceright.case
Any idea why is Glyphs is leaving those out? How can I correct this?
Also there was a new glyph added, which wasn’t in the project file:
_1011 (no Unicode)
Were the glyphs missing or empty?
If empty: check for master compatibility. And do not forget about the bracket layers if you have any.
If missing: Some of these glyphs get renamed at export. I converted your list to production glyph names using the built-in system services:
A-ha, you’re right, the glyphs were just renamed. But I noticed that the renaming goes for exported UFOs too. Please tell me there’s a way to turn this feature off!
How about the mystery glyph? Seems harmless but unnecessary. I noticed that with different export times, it changes its name: _1011, _1013, …
The change of names in ufos depends on the “don’t use nice name setting” in font info. Because a lot of the nice names are not compatible in most ufo tools.
The mystery glyph is probably a renamed unused glyph. Do you have a “newGlyph” in your font? Or are you using a glyph for components only? Like a serif etc. Switch them to non-exporting.
When using the ‘‘Generate Glyphs’’ feature will glyphs including
Odieresis,Ograve,Oslash be usable or are they only screen views of the unicode examples and do they need to be redrawn.
Usually “Generate Glyphs” will try to build the glyphs with components. If you have am “O” and a “dieresis”, it will use them to build the “Odieresis”. Components are drawn in grey. If you don’t have the needed glyphs, it will leave them empty and show a grey dummy glyph. But if the glyphs are black in Font View, you are find.
I would like to use the grey image as a starting point for my glyphs but as soon as I try to draw some bezier paths I no longer see any grey outlined glyph below.
Feature Request : Is it possible to have a grey preview retained and still draw a new black glyph inside a bounding box.
I don’t think it is a good idea to use Lucida Grande as a basis for a new design.
If you need some inspiration, use something like http://typecooker.com or print some samples and sketch over it. And if you just need to check how a glyph is constructed, click the small arrow in the info box and it will show the glyph in UnicodeChecker, a very useful, free tool.
I don’t want to use Lucida Grande, I only need to see the grey preview of the generated unicode character it may just be easier
to print out what I see on screen then create new base glyphs for each one.