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Shuchita · July 16, 2019, 10:43am

Hey,

How to test the anchor positioning for a script that is not a part of the glyphsapp database (so the mark cloud feature is not working)? The script doesn’t have a unicode keyboard yet so I can’t test it on Indesign or other softwares.

Thanks

mekkablue · July 16, 2019, 2:39pm

Which script? As long as it is in Unicode, you can:

make your own keyboard layout with Ukelele: https://glyphsapp.com/tutorials/unicode
make your own glyph data (including the info for the mark cloud): https://glyphsapp.com/tutorials/roll-your-own-glyph-data

Shuchita · July 17, 2019, 5:10am

Masaram Gondi

mekkablue · July 17, 2019, 8:24am

I set up a preliminary XML here:

Let me know your GitHub handle, so I can add you as a contributor. Please read the tutorials I posted above. Best to edit the XML with EditGlyphData.

I cannot do this alone, will need your input. E.g. for the question if nukta-masaramGondi can use the same anchor or needs a separate one (as I did it now), etc., and perhaps a couple of decompositions can be added, like the one for aa-masaramGondi.