googlefonts / googlefonts/glyphsLib
`glyphdata.get_glyph` info may not match Glyphs info 100%
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Description
For some reason, Cantarell's `caroncomb_dotaccentcomb`, `dieresiscomb_caroncomb`, `dieresiscomb_macroncomb` ,`dotaccentcomb_macroncomb` and `macroncomb_dieresiscomb` are not recognized as `("Mark", "Nonspacing")` but as `(None, None)`.
Several component glyphs, e.g. `_o.numero`, `_slash.zero` and `_slash.zero.osf`, are correctly marked as `(None, None)` by Glyphs, but have actual categories attached to them by `get_data`.
@schriftgestalt Are "private" glyphs, e.g. the ones starting with an underscore, always categorized as `(None, None)`?
I dumped categorizations:
- From Glyphs: [Cantarell_glyph_categories_Glyphs.txt](https://github.com/googlei18n/glyphsLib/files/2849087/Cantarell_glyph_categories_Glyphs.txt)
- From glyphsLib: [Cantarell_glyph_categories_glyphsLib.txt](https://github.com/googlei18n/glyphsLib/files/2849088/Cantarell_glyph_categories_glyphsLib.txt)
(I'm overlooking Glyphs using `"Other"` and glyphsLib using `None` for some sub categories)
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Research direction
Compare the linked Glyphs and glyphsLib categorization dumps, then inspect the glyphdata.get_glyph and get_data entry points mentioned in the report. Determine how composite marks and underscore-prefixed private glyphs should be categorized, and verify that the resulting categories match Glyphs for the listed Cantarell glyphs.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100