STAT Table in OTFs

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Hi Georg,

I was using Version 2.4.2 (1005). It seems to now put in a STAT table in OTFs. I believe this is for Variable fonts, so I’m wondering why it appears in an OTF? It also appears to put another Windows name table entry - ID 256 Regular, Bold Black etc. Is that name ID something for Variable fonts?

Regards,

Alistair

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Yes and no. You can read the STAT table spec. It has been introduced in the latest OT revision, and is required for variable fonts, but:

The style attributes table is also recommended for all new, non-variable fonts, especially if fonts have style attributes in axes other than weight, width, or slope.

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Thanks for the info.

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Hi Eric,

I think the values exported for STAT for static otf’s are mixed up and flipped. Can you have a look at this?

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Shouldn’t the 400 be the value in the wght and 1 the value in the ital? (this is a regular italic style)

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@kosbarts which version of Glyphs have you been using for this?

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2.6.1 (1230)

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Try the latest beta please. Go to Glyphs > Preferences > Updates, activate both checkboxes and press the Update button.

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2.6.2 (1245) and the issue still exists.

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2.6.2 (1264) the issue still persists.

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In which order do you have the axes in Glyphs?

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The example in the picture above has only weight. The italic is exported by default, correct? Then you get the values in reverse.

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Thanks for the reminder. I fixed the order.

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