googlefonts / googlefonts/fontations
Legacy kern table
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enhancement
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- Dominant language
- Rust
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- 76
- Avg merge
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Description
fontations doesn't currently read or write the [`kern`](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/typography/opentype/spec/kern#format-0) table. However, support for this table is needed for kerning in Microsoft Powerpoint. It is also the subject of a fontbakery check.
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Research direction
Start by reading the linked OpenType kern format-0 specification and locating the existing font-table read and write implementations in fontations. Add support for reading and writing the legacy kern table, then verify the result against the fontbakery check mentioned in the issue.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100