Glyphspackage format and "last changed" information is lost?

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I’m using the new glyphspackage file format, and it’s working well. However, it seems that the “last changed” information is no longer preserved when you save the file and re-open?

In the Finder, inside the package the modified, created, and last opened dates are always all the same. So it looks like - even if a glyph isn’t changed - the file times are updated to the time the “whole file” was saved. And when you reopen, all the date stamps are gone.

Is there a way round this? It’s useful to have some kind of audit trail… Perhaps storing the dates somewhere else>? Or is it possible to make a plugin that makes a log file that records when glyphs were modified…

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The glyphsPackage format was introduced to better facilitate git workflows and there, the “lastChange” entry would only cause more noise.

And the files are always written to avoid inconsistencies.

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OK. Do you think some kind of plugin could keep a log of which characters were changed, and when?

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I wrote a Plugin for that. Plugin save a list of all modified glyph in a text file locate in the same folder as your glyph file. Check your private message

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