Re: [Feature Request] Move only on-curve point
Frank Trampe <[email protected]> Thu, 24 May 2018 17:28:01 -0500
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--===============3857672414697886996== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0000000000000ab497056cfb2ab2" --0000000000000ab497056cfb2ab2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" That's a good question, and one to which I don't know the answer. I'd suggest asking on the fontforge-users list. On Thu, May 24, 2018 at 5:23 PM, Abraham Lee <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, Frank. Actually, I've been doing a lot of thinking lately about > Spiro and, having played around with it a bit, I really love the idea. For > myself, this isn't a problem and may be just what I need. For others, I can > see the lack of local control a bit of a deterrent. > > Do you know of many people who are using Spiro to create fonts? I feel > like I've only ever seen the ones done by Raph Levien. It's a shame, > really, given the excellent tool that it is. > > On Thu, May 24, 2018 at 4:18 PM, Frank Trampe <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Agh. That would indeed be useful, but FontForge's interface uses the >> traditional path editing model in which the off-curve points are linked to >> the on-curve points. I can't think of an easy way to add such functionality >> without confusing people. Have you tried making Spiro paths? That seems to >> be the best way forward for people thinking past the "old" ways. >> >> >> On Thu, May 24, 2018 at 5:03 PM, Abraham Lee <[email protected] >> > wrote: >> >>> Devs, >>> >>> I've often found myself wishing that I could move an on-curve point and >>> leave the off-curve points where they are. Am I just dense and don't know >>> that this is already possible? If it's not possible, and there's not a lot >>> of other things going on, I think that'd be a useful addition. >>> >>> Thanks so much for all you do! >>> >>> Best, >>> Abraham >>> >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > fontforge-devel mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fontforge-devel > http://fontforge.10959.n7.nabble.com/Developer-f3.html > > --0000000000000ab497056cfb2ab2 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">That's a good question, and one to which I don't k= now the answer. I'd suggest asking on the fontforge-users list.<div><br= ></div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On T= hu, May 24, 2018 at 5:23 PM, Abraham Lee <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"m= ailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">tisimst.fontforge@gmai= l.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"m= argin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"l= tr">Thanks, Frank. Actually, I've been doing a lot of thinking lately a= bout Spiro and, having played around with it a bit, I really love the idea.= For myself, this isn't a problem and may be just what I need. For othe= rs, I can see the lack of local control a bit of a deterrent.<div><br></div= ><div>Do you know of many people who are using Spiro to create fonts? I fee= l like I've only ever seen the ones done by Raph Levien. It's a sha= me, really, given the excellent tool that it is.<span class=3D""><br><div c= lass=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, May 24, 2018 at= 4:18 PM, Frank Trampe <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:frank.trampe= @gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>></span> wrote:<= br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left= :1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Agh. That would indeed b= e useful, but FontForge's interface uses the traditional path editing m= odel in which the off-curve points are linked to the on-curve points. I can= 't think of an easy way to add such functionality without confusing peo= ple. Have you tried making Spiro paths? That seems to be the best way forwa= rd for people thinking past the "old" ways.<div><div><br></div></= div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div><d= iv class=3D"m_-2875922608005944982h5">On Thu, May 24, 2018 at 5:03 PM, Abra= ham Lee <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]= " target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>></span> wrote:<br></= div></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;bord= er-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class=3D"m_-287592260800= 5944982h5"><div dir=3D"ltr">Devs,<div><br></div><div>I've often found m= yself wishing that I could move an on-curve point and leave the off-curve p= oints where they are. Am I just dense and don't know that this is alrea= dy possible? If it's not possible, and there's not a lot of other t= hings going on, I think that'd be a useful addition.</div><div><br></di= v><div>Thanks so much for all you do!</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><= div>Abraham</div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote></= div><br></div></span></div></div> <br>------------------------------<wbr>------------------------------<wbr>-= -----------------<br> Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most<br> engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! <a href=3D"http://sdm.link/slashdot" rel= =3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://sdm.link/slashdot</a><br>_________= _____________________<wbr>_________________<br> fontforge-devel mailing list<br> <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">fontforge-devel@li= sts.<wbr>sourceforge.net</a><br> <a href=3D"https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fontforge-devel" re= l=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://lists.sourceforge.net/<wbr>lists= /listinfo/fontforge-devel</a><br> <a href=3D"http://fontforge.10959.n7.nabble.com/Developer-f3.html" rel=3D"n= oreferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://fontforge.10959.n7.<wbr>nabble.com/Deve= loper-f3.html</a><br> <br></blockquote></div><br></div> --0000000000000ab497056cfb2ab2-- --===============3857672414697886996== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot --===============3857672414697886996== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ fontforge-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fontforge-devel http://fontforge.10959.n7.nabble.com/Developer-f3.html --===============3857672414697886996==--