List filter with categories

1

When I set up a list filter, the glyphs are shown with “Predefined Sorting” . It seems Glyphs assumes that as soon as I have a list filter the order is also relevant?

What I usually want is to filter the glyphs with a given set of names but still display them in the standard order and, more importantly, categorised. Is this possible?

This code simulates what I want:

def setFilter(font, glyphs):
	fontView = font.fontView
	glyphsArrayController = fontView.glyphsArrayController()
	predicate = fontView.predicateForNameList_negative_(glyphs, False)
	glyphsArrayController.setFilterPredicate_(predicate)

glyphNames = 'A B C one two three'
glyphNames = glyphNames.split()
glyphs = [glyph for glyph in Font.glyphs if glyph.name in glyphNames]
setFilter(Font, glyphs)

Is there an easier way to do this? It would be great if this could be done without the help of a clumsy script. Maybe each List Filter could have a little checkbox to set whether you want to treat it as an ordered list, or simply a set of glyphs.

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2

Assume, nice way to put it. You cannot imagine how picky people are about the sorting, both the temp sorting with a list filter, and the permanent sorting with glyphOrder.

3

Thanks for your reply, but it does not address my question.

4

True. Wanted to add another paragraph, confirming that this is not currently possible on board. I’ll put it down as a feature request for a future version.

5

Thanks!

6

You can add **Categorie** entries in the list filter to get categories.

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