[glyphs Mini] Dumb question: How to copy glyph to another without entering into Edit view?

Glyphs
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Want to copy glyph A into B, but haven’t found a way to do it without entering Edit view for both.

Currently the steps needed to do this are:

  1. select origin glyph
  2. enter Edit view
  3. Select All
  4. Select All
  5. Copy
    6.Close Edit view
  6. Select destination glyph
  7. Enter Edit view
  8. Paste
    phew!
2

Yes, Glyphs Mini is not (yet) built for this. Workaround suggestions:

  1. Delete target glyph: select it in Font View and click the minus button at the bottom.
  2. Duplicate the source glyph: select it in Font View and press Cmd-D (or Glyph > Duplicate)
  3. Rename the new glyph: it should already be selected, so just press the Return key and type the name, then confirm with Return again.

Attention: Singleton kerning (i.e., not group kerning) may be deleted when you delete the glyph in step 1.

Or open both glyphs in Edit view:

  1. Select both source and target glyphs in Edit view
  2. Open a new tab (Cmd-T)
  3. Switch between the two with double clicking.
3

nice workaround , thanks :+1: