All notable changes to xTools4 are documented in this file.

0.3.1

• Added Introducing a unit of measurement for glyph tuning (average delta units per point).
• Added Adding update composites function to GlyphMeme tool.
• Changed Various updates to the xProject API: component tuning, long axis names, etc.
• Changed Disabling automatic sorting of glyph-level measurements in the Measurements tool.
• Changed Adding a top-level case dropdown list to GlyphMemeProofer tool.
• Changed Splitting BlendsPreview PDF proofs per glyph.
• Changed Adding option to hide calibration page in tuning proofs.

0.3.0

• Added Adding new tool BlendsInstancer to instatiate blended glyphs in reference fonts.
• Added Adding automatic tuning, parameter splitting, and subsetting to xProject.
• Changed Adding a top-level case dropdown list to GlyphMeme tool.

0.2.11

• Added Adding this documentation to the extension.
• Added Adding xTools4 to the Mechanic extension database.

0.2.10

• Added Adding composite validation and options to GlyphSetProofer.
• Changed More work on xProject API: implementation, documentation, testing.
• Changed Making xProject data file paths relative to the sources folder.
• Fixed Fixing a bug in xProject cleanup sources, clear background layer.

0.2.9

• Changed Include open fonts in the list of UFOs in the new overlay tool.
• Changed Adding support for composite glyphs in BlendsPreview.
• Changed Rewriting glyph construction builder with validation and composite filtering.

0.2.8

• Added Adding new tool to overlay UFOs in the background of the current glyph view.

0.2.7

• Added Adding GlyphMemeProofer to visualize all parametric sources of a glyph as a multi-page PDF.
• Added Adding mark glyph by type to glyphs > mark colors menu.
• Changed Adding support for italic angle in VarGlyphViewer deltas and margins.
• Changed Select designspace file when saving measurements from the Measurements tool.
• Changed Removing notes about RoboFont version from the documentation.
• Fixed Fixing font-level measurements in temporary fonts.

0.2.6

• Added Adding GlyphTuning tool to quickly open all corner tuning sources of a single glyph for editing.
• Added Adding documentation of custom libs in temporary fonts, and tools that support them.
• Changed Implemented color codes in VarGlyphViewer to differentiate three types of point delta.
• Changed Adding window identifiers to all dialogs for compatibility with the Workspaces extension.
• Removed Removing GlyphGauge tool (superseded by the Measurements tool).

0.2.5

• Changed Making designspace files the single entry point for variable tools.

0.2.4

• Added Adding BlendsPreview tool to preview locations in blended axes of a parametric designspace.

0.2.3

• Fixed Fixing copy width bug in mask tool.
• Fixed Fixing lost glyph set path when flipping layers in GlyphMeme tool.

0.2.2

• Added Adding RoundingTool UI to create and preview rounded stroke caps and corners.

0.2.1

• Added Adding RoundingTools module to assist in the creation of min/max round sources.

0.2.0

• Added Adding workspace window identifier to some tools (experimental).
• Changed Improving support for temporary fonts in various tools.
• Changed Adding Italian and Indonesian to the languages module.

0.1.9

• Added Adding new tool GlyphMeme to quickly open all parametric sources of a single glyph for editing.

0.1.8

• Changed Making measurement and validation tools work with temporary fonts.

0.1.7

• Changed Improving TempEdit temporary font setup.

0.1.6

• Added Adding italic angle and offset correction to the Measurements tool.
• Added Adding option to toggle between font units and permill values when visualizing measurements.
• Changed Rewriting GlyphValidator filters to improve performance.

0.1.5

• Added Adding validation colors to the font info and kerning tabs in VarFontAssistant.
• Added Adding validation colors to the attributes tab in VarGlyphAssistant
• Changed Moving old versions of variable tools to submenu.
• Deprecated Retiring GlyphGauge, use the Measurements tool instead.
• Removed Temporarily removing the points tab in VarGlyphAssistant (not working yet).

0.1.4

• Fixed Fixing bugs in the Measurements tool (disappearing measurements, creating new measurements file).
• Fixed Fixing false positives in glyph validation group (equal components with different width).
• Fixed Fixing bug in glyph construction builder (deleted non-construction glyphs).
• Fixed Fixing script to center glyphs.
• Changed Measurements tool loads glyph measurements in the order of font measurements.

0.1.3

• Fixed Fixing bugs in the logic to assign glyphs to validation groups (empty glyphs, equal contours with different width).
• Fixed Fixing overwrite mode in batch build duplicate glyphs.
• Fixed Fixing bug with empty glyph selection in Measurements tool.

0.1.2

• Fixed Fixing bug in the Measurements tool which caused glyph-level measurements to disappear when changing layers.
• Changed Adding support for avar2 designspaces to TempEdit.

0.1.1

• Added Adding new module MeasurementsViewer, adding PDF export to the Measurements tool.

0.1.0

Initial internal release.

• Merging hTools3 and VariableValues into a single open-source project.
• All tools work, or almost all. Some have been upgraded to RF4, a few new ones were added.
• The plan is to continue upgrading existing tools, and to continuously improve the toolkit based on user freedback.
• Documentation covering all tools is available online, including labels to indicate the status of each tool.
• A .mechanic file for easy installation and update with RoboFont Mechanic is included.