Typophile

How do I apply kerning from an existing (kerned) glyph to a class?

Jay Hilgert

I have a typeface I've been working on tediously for weeks and I've kerned the lowercase and uppercase very carefully.
Then, I went ahead and made the accented characters, etc...

I want to apply my kerning for certain existing (kerned) glyphs into a "class."

For example, I have kerned the "E" and I'd like to make a new class and apply the kerning I've already done for the "E" to all of the other "Egrave, Eacute..."

I'm pretty good about being a fast learner, but this has stumped me.
I really hope there is a way to do this, otherwise, class kerning has to be done after ALL characters/glyphs are complete, which I think would be BS, being a software owner myself.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Nick Curtis

Relevant info missing: OS and program used to create font.

otherwise, class kerning has to be done after ALL characters/glyphs are complete, which I think would be BS, being a software owner myself

Huh?

twardoch

Perhaps Jhilgert is using FontLab Studio 5. If so, you need to add a kerning class in the Classes panel and define your kerned glyph as a key glyph. The class definition would look like:
_E: E' Eacute Egrave
(Remember to click on Apply in the Classes panel). Then, you need to define the context in which kerning should be applied using the checkboxes next to the class name in the classes list.

That's all. (Your Metrics Window needs to be in Class Kerning mode or Class Kerning with Exceptions mode.)

The kerning values for the dependant glyphs are always linked to those of the key glyph, unless you define an exception. So you don't need to create classes only after your kerning is finished. But the glyphs that you add to the class need to exist.

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