VarGlyphViewer

A tool to visualize and highlight the differences between the current glyph and the same glyph in another font.

RF4 Rewritten using the new RoboFont 4 APIs.

get default…
Open a dialog to select the source to check against the current font.
reload
Reload the selected source from disk (in case it has changed).
font value
Compare glyph measurements with their font-level value.
color
Choose a color for the Glyph Editor visualization.
show equal
Highlight points which have the same position as the default.
show deltas
Show delta vectors for points which change position in relation to the default.
show default
Show the default glyph shape in the background.
selection
Show measurements in font units.
subtract
Subtract the default glyph from the current glyph.
add
Add the default glyph to the current glyph.
show preview
Turn the visualisation on/off.

Preview

note

For more info on adding and subtracting glyphs, see Using GlyphMath.