Create alternates glyphs

[fitipaldi]

Hi. My first post. I`m a new user of Fontographer 5, and I buy it to make my fonts in the new format otf
I want create a alternative glyphs "a" to "a finale (1)" "a finale (2)" etc. Chapter 12 page 352 of the Manual. But I don`t know where I need draw the caracter. Where is the font box.

Sorry My to my poor english

Hi I'm new to version 5, and would like to create alternate characters in several letters, but I do not know where to draw the characters. I have the manual but I did not clarify anyone could help me? thank you very much

[David Bergsland]

You need to add a new character. To do that you need to go to Font Info under the Element menu. There you can add the number of glyph slots you will need. The only problem is that you will need an external OpenType Feature file (with a .fea extension). To make one of them I still have to use FontLab.

You can write one though, if you are good at writing code (I don't know how, sorry).

You'll also want a template file to start with that contains all glyph slots you'll need. I offer several templates free on my Website, but I do not have any with the calt tag or aalt tag (which I think you will need to use). Hopefully someone else can be more specific with you. It looks like you'll need a.alt1, a.alt2 characters and so on.

[fitipaldi]

Thanks, I've seen that with Fontlab is much easier to do. My problem is that I have made ​​these fonts in Fontographer 4.1, and wanted to add new alternate characters, and I was handling much better (for my time using it) in Fontographer. But thank you very much.

[Dezcom]

You can still draw them in Fog and then paste in to FLS, if that seems easier for you.

[David Bergsland]

If you have a font you have done inFontLab with the characters. you're all set. Save the feature file out of the OpenType Panel, and then open the font in Fontographer. you can replace all the glyphs as you go. You simply link the .fea file in the Encoding page of the Font Info dialog.

[fitipaldi]

You can still draw them in Fog and then paste in to FLS, if that seems easier for you.

I'm trying to create the boxes of the characters in FLS, and open the file. Vfb in FTG, but I think your idea is better. Perhaps you do so.

[David Bergsland]

It just depends on where you are comfortable. If you are good in FontLab, go there.

[fitipaldi]

If you have a font you have done inFontLab with the characters. you're all set. Save the feature file out of the OpenType Panel, and then open the font in Fontographer. you can replace all the glyphs as you go. You simply link the .fea file in the Encoding page of the Font Info dialog.

The source is originally made in Fontographer 4.1, no additional characters, but now would love to add in the FGP 5, I have to draw them.
 On the other hand can not find the file .fea, where you say me.

Good things will continue testing tomorrow.
 Thanks for your help

[David Bergsland]

You get the feature file from the OpenType panel in Fontlab. The capture should show you what to do.

[David Bergsland]

You get the feature file from the OpenType panel in Fontlab. The capture should show you what to do.

Sorry the capture was too large for the forum

[fitipaldi]

Gracias, lo he encontrado..

Thanks, I found it ..

[lior]

You need to add a new character. To do that you need to go to Font Info under the Element menu. There you can add the number of glyph slots you will need. The only problem is that you will need an external OpenType Feature file (with a .fea extension). To make one of them I still have to use FontLab.

You can write one though, if you are good at writing code (I don't know how, sorry).

You'll also want a template file to start with that contains all glyph slots you'll need. I offer several templates free on my Website, but I do not have any with the calt tag or aalt tag (which I think you will need to use). Hopefully someone else can be more specific with you. It looks like you'll need a.alt1, a.alt2 characters and so on.

Hi, I'm new to font making. I bought TypeTool a few days ago. I'm making a font of handwriting and would like to make alternate glyphs to make it look more natural. I reckon I need to do what the person on this thread did but there is no Element menu in TypeTool! Where can I insert extra character slots? And how can I make it so the alternate characters are sometimes displayed in place of the original ones without manual control in InDesign?

Thanks for your help, I don't find the TypeTool manual easy to find information in.

[David Bergsland]

Hi, I'm new to font making. I bought TypeTool a few days ago. I'm making a font of handwriting and would like to make alternate glyphs to make it look more natural. I reckon I need to do what the person on this thread did but there is no Element menu in TypeTool! Where can I insert extra character slots? And how can I make it so the alternate characters are sometimes displayed in place of the original ones without manual control in InDesign?

Thanks for your help, I don't find the TypeTool manual easy to find information in.

Hi Lior,

I'm sorry. I do not know about TypeTool. You need to ask the question on that part of the forum. This is the Fontographer forum.

[lior]

Sorry, I thought it would be similar enough to comment on. Thanks

[David Bergsland]

Sorry, I thought it would be similar enough to comment on. Thanks

No need to be sorry. ;-) My understanding is that TypeTool is a relatively limited program. I honestly do not know.

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