googlefonts / googlefonts/glyphsLib

production names are saved to .glyphs file even if same as default

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Description

Take e.g. https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/cantarell-fonts, roundtrip to UFO and back.

I suppose there is a case for storing production names in the UFO, but storing them in the glyphs file again if they are the same as the default?

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Research direction

Reproduce the Cantarell-fonts roundtrip from the issue, converting from .glyphs to UFO and back. Inspect the resulting .glyphs file and compare production names with their defaults; done means names identical to the default are not written redundantly while necessary production names remain preserved.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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