#FONTLAB GLYPH NOT PREVIEWING CODE#

Axis tag: 4-letter tag used in variable OpenType fonts ( fvar table). Auto layers are composite glyphs that FontLab creates from simple text recipes.

#FONTLAB GLYPH NOT PREVIEWING CODE#

Axis code: 2-letter code used inside FontLab to specify locations of masters and instances.Case insensitive, will be title-cased on export into variable fonts Axis name: Human-readable name for the variation axis.If you added a custom axis, set your own name, code and tag. If you added a common axis, we recommend that you keep the name, code and tag, but you can edit other properties. Open the Font Info dialog File > Font Info.Ĭlick the + button and choose one of the common axes: weight, width, optical size, slant, italic, contrast, serif, grade, x-height, scale and tracking, or choose the custom axis. Finally, the Font Info dialog is where you can add, delete and manage the axes, masters and predefined instances of your variable fonts. If you’re working in a variable font, Layers and Masters panel shows a list of all your masters and the dynamic instances. You can use the Preview panel alongside to see how your glyphs look when you move the dynamic instance you have created. Here you can also create a dynamic instance. In the Variations panel, you can see all your axes, as well a visual/spatial representation of the design space, including the position of masters. In FontLab, Variations panel is the primary place for controlling Variations. Use File > Export Font As to export your entire variable font into a variable font format such as Variable TT (.Use File > Export Font As to export all font masters or all predefined instances into a final “static” font format such as OpenType PS (.Use Font > Generate Instance to interpolate an instance, and insert it as a predefined instance or a master into your font, or create a “static” (single-master, non-variable) font that you can later post-process and export.

The dynamically interpolated instance is always available in the Layers and Masters panel as the #instance layer. Preview the interpolation process dynamically using the Variations panel.If your font has multiple variable masters, you can: See Variations for a general introduction to the concept of variable fonts, axes, masters and instances. In FontLab, the entire process of working with multiple masters, interpolation and instances is called Variation, and any font or glyph that can produce instances through interpolation is variable. Previewing Instances and Interpolation Results.Previewing Instances and Interpolation Results Glyph names, OT features, text, layers, color, files, UI, Python, variaĭetecting Element References or Composites Variation, imported artwork, components, auto layers, elements Metrics, kerning, Font window, Font Info, hints, guides, classes General, editing, anchors, actions, FontAudit, copy-paste

Fontlab glyph not previewing