Problem when starting project with New From Glyph Sets (Arabic only)

Glyphs
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When I start a project from “New From Glyph Sets” selecting Arabic Basic and Basic shapes only, the glyph transformation does not work and I get the message as in the image on the link below:


If any other glyph set is added to the initial template (I tested Latin and Hebrew) the problem does not occur.

I have noted this behavior after the last update. I have also recently installed a trial version of Mark Fromberg’s “Variable Font Preview 3”. I removed it when the problem started, but the removal made no difference.

For my month’s worth of a project, I have a workaround by copying all glyphs to a fresh template initiated with an Arabic/Latin glyph sets combination. I hope that works, but I think it is worth that Glyphs look into the problem.

2

As transformation origin, you set the cap height. But there is no cap height defined.

3

Indeed it does work by changing the transformation origin. I did not know that :sweat_smile:. I never used cap height as origin because my work is basically on the Arabic script. Wonder how that little dot got clicked.

Many thanks!

4

You can redefine the type of one of the Arabic metrics to Cap Height, and then it should work as well. But I do not know if that makes any sense in Arabic type design. You decide :slight_smile:

5

It makes good sense and is very useful to know. Will try it.

Many thanks again :grinning:

6

I added a better error message.

7

:+1: