Glyphs version 3

GeorgSeifert · October 22, 2020, 3:43pm

I did understand you. What I meant was that you can duplicate your instances and in the second set, add a Save as TrueType parameter (and al the other settings you might need, (like Scale to UPM = 2048)

SCarewe · October 23, 2020, 11:20am

That’s a neat idea, I didn’t know that was possible. Still, I am, too, a great fan of the export profiles in FontLab – especially as it nicely sorts the exported fonts into folders by format. I really dislike having to manually order my TTFs, OTFs, webfonts, etc. every time I export. Batch-exporting and sorting them into respective folders would be tremendously useful. Just an idea

jkutilek · October 23, 2020, 12:13pm

You could do that with a script that gets triggered by the DOCUMENTEXPORTED callback. I use that to autogenerate ttx dumps whenever I export a font.

mekkablue · October 23, 2020, 4:17pm

That’s what glyphsProject files are for. Saving location inside the source file is generally a bad idea.

BTW you can also sort automatically with a folder action.

SCarewe · October 26, 2020, 11:07pm

@BarryBianco It’s a bit janky and hasn’t been tested a lot, but if you want to give it a try, I’d be grateful for any feedback (will be updated with preference saving etc.):

github.com

eweracs/glyphs-scripts/blob/master/BatchExport.py

# MenuTitle: Batch Export
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

__doc__ = """
Exports font in specified formats, nicely sorted into folders
"""

import os
import vanilla


class ExportWindow:

    def __init__(self):
        self.font = Font
        self.export_path = None
        self.otf_status = 0
        self.otf_autohint_status = False
        self.ttf_status = 0
        self.ttf_autohint_status = False

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BureauRoffa · November 12, 2020, 11:09pm

Hello @mekkablue I’d love to be a beta tester if there’s still a spot available!

I’m especially interested in higher-order interpolation, but any major Glyphs update is bound to get me excited.

jblakeharris · November 14, 2020, 8:53pm

Hello! I am a Glyphs user with an M1 Mac on the way. I’d be interested in joining the beta test if possible. Thanks!

orioncactus · November 17, 2020, 12:53pm

Hello! I would love to be Beta Tester! Could I join the Beta Program?

Iqblfrds · November 17, 2020, 5:34pm

When upgrading glyphs 2 to glyphs 3, do you need to reinstall plugins and scripts previously installed on glyphs 2?

George_Thomas · November 17, 2020, 6:14pm

Yes. Do a clean install using the Plugin Manager.

selfbuildtype · November 17, 2020, 7:32pm

Is it possible to run v2 and v3 side by side (with plugins etc) without having any problems? I guess they are two separate installs?

obiobik · November 17, 2020, 7:37pm

Yes. They are two separate installs.

psb6m · November 17, 2020, 9:06pm

Do Glyphs 3 files work with glyphsLib and fontmake? Terrified of breaking things when I upgrade.

GeorgSeifert · November 17, 2020, 10:01pm

Glyphs will keep the Glyphs 2 format for existing files. It may complain if you start using things that doesn’t fit into the old format. I’ll try to keep compatibly as much as possible. And I hope we get glyphsLib updated for the new format. But that will take some time.

Dezcom · November 17, 2020, 11:28pm

Have you announced the official release of Glyphs 3?

George_Thomas · November 18, 2020, 12:30am

https://twitter.com/glyphsapp/with_replies

Craig.Rozynski · November 18, 2020, 12:38am

Massive update. Congratulations on launching!

composerjk · November 18, 2020, 1:17am

Yes, Chris. Glyphs 3 has officially been launched, earlier today. Here’s the blog post about the new features, Glyphs 3: Make Things You Love.

Dezcom · November 18, 2020, 3:10am

Thanks, Fred Astaire

psb6m · November 18, 2020, 1:46pm

Thanks, Georg.