Marian Steinbach
2012-10-09 11:55:38 UTC
Hi!
I'm just making my first steps using FontForge under Mac OS X. I used
the homebrew recipe to install. The version I use is:
"Executable based on sources from 14:57 GMT 31-Jul-2012-D"
My font only contains uppercase glyphs and I want to map these to the
according lowercase characters. After reading the docs, it seems as if
setting references would be the way to go.
The problem is: When I'm in the glyph view, I can't manage to create references.
When in the font view, I select the capital letter A and use "Edit >
Copy reference" (or my German localized equivalent of that entry).
Alternatively I use the right mouse button and hit the same command.
Now I select the lowercase letter a. It has no glyph yet, so instead
of a preview I see two crossed red lines.
Unfortunately, the "Edit > Paste" menu entry is disabled in this state.
In the context menu (right mouse button) the "Paste" command is
enabled, however when I click it, nothing happens.
Any idea why I can't create the reference?
In case anyone wants to look into my source file, it's here:
https://github.com/marians/din-schablonierschrift/tree/master/source
Thanks!
Marian
I'm just making my first steps using FontForge under Mac OS X. I used
the homebrew recipe to install. The version I use is:
"Executable based on sources from 14:57 GMT 31-Jul-2012-D"
My font only contains uppercase glyphs and I want to map these to the
according lowercase characters. After reading the docs, it seems as if
setting references would be the way to go.
The problem is: When I'm in the glyph view, I can't manage to create references.
When in the font view, I select the capital letter A and use "Edit >
Copy reference" (or my German localized equivalent of that entry).
Alternatively I use the right mouse button and hit the same command.
Now I select the lowercase letter a. It has no glyph yet, so instead
of a preview I see two crossed red lines.
Unfortunately, the "Edit > Paste" menu entry is disabled in this state.
In the context menu (right mouse button) the "Paste" command is
enabled, however when I click it, nothing happens.
Any idea why I can't create the reference?
In case anyone wants to look into my source file, it's here:
https://github.com/marians/din-schablonierschrift/tree/master/source
Thanks!
Marian