Glyphs vs Glyphs Mini

Glyphs
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I just bought Glyphs Mini… how do I import SVGs? There is no File:Import like there was in the Glyphs full version trial, dragging and dropping dosen’t seem to work, and obviously the Scripts menu is gone…

(also just a little bug, “Glyphs:Edit Extrems” should read “Glyphs:Edit Extremes”)

Thanks!

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You should be able to drag svg file in the edit view.

(Thanks)

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When I drag this SVG

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/862098/n.svg

Onto the window I get this incorrect path:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/862098/Screen-Shot.PNG

Help! (:

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@eeeps This will be fixed in the next update.

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Hi Georg,

I sent you an email about getting Glyphs Mini directly from you.

  • Anders
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Great! Thanks so much!

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Any hint to when this next update will be released? (:

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I’m working hard in it, butI have to fix some more small issues first.

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Hi there,

isn’t it necessary to mention that layers aren’t supported in glyphs mini?
That this is one of the best features in glyphs at all IMHO. And i was kind of dissappointed when i first saw that this feature was missing in glyphs mini.

keep up the good work
best regards
Martin

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Just a gentle nudge to get an update with SVG import fixed out… Love the program but haven’t really been able to use it since my trial period ended and I decided to go for Mini vs. the full app…

Thanks for all your hard work!

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@eeeps The svg import should work in the latest version. I only recently found an issue with SVGs from Inkscape that uses a format that I could not find in the specs.

If you have a .svg file that does not import well, can you send it to me?

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The “n.svg” file I posted earlier in the thread still generates the same result… I don’t think there’s been a Glyphs update since my earlier post? (I’m on “Version 1.0.1 (15)”) Here are a bunch of other svgs, some of which import crazy and some of which don’t import at all:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/862098/numbers.zip

I’m not using Inkscape, I’m using a GUI to a command line utility called potrace that converts bitmaps to vectors:

http://potrace.sourceforge.net/
http://www.hi-ho.ne.jp/sato-akira/dragpotrace/

(Inkscape might use potrace internally?)

Here’s a screenshot of the settings I’m using:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/862098/Screen%20Shot%202012-03-28%20at%2011.35.50%20PM.PNG

I had similar problems with this workflow when using the the trial of the full version but you were able to get import working there for me after I bugged you about it over email…

Again thanks for all your hard work!

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The svgs from potrace should work fine in the version I send to the App Store. I hope that it will be approved, soon.

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Awesome! Can’t wait. Go app store reviewers go!

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Georg,

Have just had loads of fun playing with the full version demo, and will be buying the ‘mini’ version soon. I just wanted to say what a nice job you’ve done on the program!

Phil

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Thanks Phil

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Hi Georg, I also wanted to echo some fothe other comments, 1) thanks for making a great app! 2) I also am disappointed that no layers are supported by Glyphs Mini, layers was a big reason I wanted to go with it, but I cannot afford the full glyphs app just yet. Will layers ever be included in Mini? Thanks!

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Also, I can’t for the life of me figure out how to have a grid show. And the Help menu is for the full version of Glyphs - will that be fixed in an update?

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You can enable and show a grid in Font Info > Metrics > Grid.

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Unfortunately this will not happen.