Resolve several major issues: Vertical Metrics, Monospace Recognition #227
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- Display string can be heavy process while opening the .glyphs file - lastChange possibly adding new unnecessary record history, such as last saved file or hit cmd + s
Prepare tweaking vertical metrics value Please refer to this opentype guideline: - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/typography/opentype/spec/os2#fsselection - https://googlefonts.github.io/gf-guide/metrics.html#5-use_typo_metrics-must-be-enabled
Highest & Lowest glyphs on each file: - Monaspace Xenon Var.glyphs — Uring (2011.0), Gcommaaccent (-786.0) - Monaspace Xenon.glyph — Uring (2011.0), Gcommaaccent (-786.0) - Monaspace Argon Var.glyph — lacute (1988.0), Gcommaaccent (-786.0) - Monaspace Argon.glyph — lacute (1988.0), Gcommaaccent (-786.0) - Monaspace Krypton Var.glyph — lacute (1988.0), Gcommaaccent (-786.0) - Monaspace Krypton.glyph — lacute (1988.0), Gcommaaccent (-786.0) - Monaspace Neon Var.glyph — lacute (1988.0), Gcommaaccent (-786.0) - Monaspace Neon.glyph — lacute (1988.0), Gcommaaccent (-786.0) Please refer to these documentation: - winAscent: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/typography/opentype/spec/os2#uswinascent - winDescent: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/typography/opentype/spec/os2#uswindescent - https://googlefonts.github.io/gf-guide/metrics.html#6-winascent-and-windescent-values-must-be-the-same-as-the-familys-tallestdeepest-ymin-and-ymax-bounding-box-values
- githubnext#21 githubnext#37 "Hanging Font": Miss configure `typo` and `hhea` value. Adjust this value will "centering" glyphs across the vertical bounding box. - githubnext#169 Probably same as above, tweaking `typo` and `hhea` does resolve the `line-height` or `leading` default to `1.2` or `120%` from the upm value. UPM = 2000 (typo/hhea)Ascenders = 1930 (typo/hhea)Descenders = -470 (typo/hhea)LineGap = 0 Total: ascender + abs(descenders) + linegap = 2400 Note that "Gcommaaccent" may be truncated in environments that have `overflow: hidden` Please see these documentation: - https://googlefonts.github.io/gf-guide/metrics.html#6-winascent-and-windescent-values-must-be-the-same-as-the-familys-tallestdeepest-ymin-and-ymax-bounding-box-values - https://googlefonts.github.io/gf-guide/metrics.html#11-the-sum-of-the-fonts-vertical-metric-values-absolute-should-be-20-30-greater-than-the-fonts-upm
Because `isFixedPitch` is not set, the record in the POST Table `isFixedPitch` has zero value. Please refer to these: - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/typography/opentype/spec/post#header - https://googlefonts.github.io/gf-guide/requirements.html#monospace-fonts
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| name = "Use Typo Metrics"; | |||
| value = 1; | |||
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| { | |||
| name = isFixedPitch; | |||
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That would be automatically set if it would be valid iirc.
Forcing the value to 1 while the font is not isFixedPitch can lead to problems, see for example google/fonts#225
Anyhow, the root cause should be in
and supposedly it is fixed now. But it is not. I can redo the search for offending glyphs if need be.
Here the isFixedPitch value in the font file:
fini@Air ~ % showttf ~/Downloads/monaspace-v1.101/fonts/otf/MonaspaceArgon-Regular.otf | tail -n +1065 | head
Required tables: glyf and loca have been replaced by CFF => OpenType
post table (at 7312)
format=00030000
italicAngle=0
underlinePos=-70
underlineWidth=72
fixedpitch=0
mem1=0
mem2=0
mem3=0
mem4=0
fini@Air ~ %
Here a screenshot of the "warning" to set it in Glyphs ;-)
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Comment on commit 972eb52 More important would be to just make all 3 metrices the same (already the case), and avoid using gap values. Hmm, and then the released font does already have that set, see here: |
It appears to be identical, but it is not. See the differences below.The released version (old files:
However, the above metrics caused
Reference: https://googlefonts.github.io/gf-guide/metrics.html#9-uppercases-should-be-centered-in-the-text-line The tweaked version (this PR:
Even though I changed the
Reference: https://googlefonts.github.io/gf-guide/metrics.html#8-linegap-values-must-be-0 |
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Well, the matrices were all the same, at least the baseline to baseline distance. 🤷♀️
That's what you did, and what I said one should do. Set gaps to zero, they are a headache for fonts that are intended for terminals anyhow. If the matrices are the same they will be rendered the same and "use typo metrics" (which is useless anyhow, as you know if you read all the documentation) is superfluous. The problem is that some terminals ignore GAP, some put it half top and bottom, some on the bottom, some on the top. That also affects this "not vertically centered"; the problem depends on the terminal used and how it interprets (if at all) the GAP. Just setting the use-typo-metrics usually does not change anything, as the typo values ought to be used in any case ;-) Google fonts has some "suggestions" that one can follow or not, like this one 
If you think Google is God, of course one needs to follow. And why do you link this, as like, it contradicts what I said, when it is exactly my point? 
I don't get it. |
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Have you tried the Old
New
Or from default HTML Button component
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This PR only tweaks all
vertical metricsandfont infoon each.glyphsfile1. Avoid write lastChange and displayString to version control
2. Check
Use Typo Metricsto get more consistent vertical metrics- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/typography/opentype/spec/os2#fsselection
- https://googlefonts.github.io/gf-guide/metrics.html#5-use_typo_metrics-must-be-enabled
3. Resolve #21 #37 #169
- #21 #37 "Hanging Font": Miss configure
typoandhheavalue. Adjust this value will "centering" glyphs across the vertical bounding box.- #169 Probably same as above, tweaking
typoandhheadoes resolve theline-heightorleadingdefault to1.2or120%from the upm value.Note that "Gcommaaccent" may be truncated in environments that have
overflow: hidden.Please see these documentation:
- https://googlefonts.github.io/gf-guide/metrics.html#6-winascent-and-windescent-values-must-be-the-same-as-the-familys-tallestdeepest-ymin-and-ymax-bounding-box-values
- https://googlefonts.github.io/gf-guide/metrics.html#11-the-sum-of-the-fonts-vertical-metric-values-absolute-should-be-20-30-greater-than-the-fonts-upm
4. Resolve #111 not recognized as monospace font
Because
isFixedPitchis not set, the record in the POST TableisFixedPitchhas zero value.Please refer to these:
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/typography/opentype/spec/post#header
- https://googlefonts.github.io/gf-guide/requirements.html#monospace-fonts
These images below illustrate
Aringon theoverflow: hiddenenvironmentBefore: Top of Aring seems clipping because miss configuration
typo/hheaAfter: Resolve clipping and vertically balance basic latin
