Rename glyph parameter working differently?

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since when does the rename glyph parameter automatically affect component glyphs?

I use the parameter quite a lot and used to make extensive sets (inkl. accent glyphs) to swap at export…

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I’m just found our about this and working on fixing this. Could you send me a sample file with an explanation what you expect to happen?

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quite often I have to swap ssXX and standard. I then usually make a rename glyph parameter containing all the affected glyphs.

for example a rename parameter for Y and y used to look like this:

Y.ss01=Y
Yacute.ss01=Yacute
Ycircumflex.ss01=Ycircumflex
Ydieresis.ss01=Ydieresis
Ygrave.ss01=Ygrave
y.ss01=y
yacute.ss01=yacute
ycircumflex.ss01=ycircumflex
ydieresis.ss01=ydieresis
ygrave.ss01=ygrave

but now, I only do this:

Y.ss01=Y
y.ss01=y

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I think it has been like this for a while.

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I improved it and now it should work both ways. Please try this version: https://updates.glyphsapp.com/Glyphs2.4.2-999.zip

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Thx!

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Does it work for you now?

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Seems to be working, yes!

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@GeorgSeifert I found a small bug.
The substitutions look nice, but turned components got shifted some units downwards.

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Didn’t notice anything like that…

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the rotated components are now normal lowercase and not small caps any more and thous are aligned on the x-height. I’ll fix it.

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I just uploaded a new version that should fix this.

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Hello, I encouter a similar problem in Glyphs3, latest version. When using the Remane Glyphs Parameter at export, it works fine except for some diacritic letters (but not all) which are wrongly displayed.

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Can you send me a sample file?

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I believe @Jerome’s turned out to be a different issue. It is solved.

Verification of glyph names (like in the features) could have helped in his case.

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I’m trying the same what @Avenir describe above (swap standard glyphs with stylistic sets ). It works perfectly if I want to swap all a’s for example. I just enter a=a.ss01 in the custom parameter and that’s it. Brilliant!
I’m now trying to do the same with the lowercase g. But here I’m using a g.topAccent for the accented g’s. If I now enter g=g.ss02 in the rename parameter, the normal g is swapped as supposed, but the g’s with accents are ignored. I guess this is because of the g.topAccent.
Can you think of a workaround for this?

Thanks! :slight_smile:

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Try an additional g.ss02.topAccent

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Thanks for your quick reply @mekkablue!
Yes, it does work now. The only drawback is that it only works if your standard g doesn’t have any components, for example the g.topAccent component.
For anyone who is trying the same: Don’t try to be so clever to draw an earless .topAccents double storey g and use it for the standard double-storey g and its accented counterparts. The standard double storey g needs to be component-free. :wink: So you end up having two double storey g’s. Which is pretty much what the tutorial for Advanced Diacritics: Adapted Base Letters | Glyphs explains

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Yes. It becomes a bit more complex once you nest components :innocent: thanks for your feedback.

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Can you send me a sample file with the nested g component?