linebender / linebender/runebender
Add a FontForge style spacing, metrics, and kerning window
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- Dominant language
- Rust
- Stars
- 799
- Forks
- 35
- PR merge metrics
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Description
FontForge has a [useful metrics window](http://designwithfontforge.com/en-US/Spacing_Metrics_and_Kerning.html) for editing spacing, metrics, and kerning. Previewing text and testing how the font will look in different text string combinations is another use of this window. A tool of this kind is usually expected by users of font editing software.
RoboFont also has a window in this style, which last time I used RoboFont was called the "spacecenter."
Contributor guide
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading the linked FontForge metrics-window reference and compare it with the RoboFont “spacecenter” mentioned in the issue. No repository files or tests are identified, so first determine where Runebender’s editor windows are organized and define the scope for spacing, metrics, kerning, and text preview. Done means a usable window supports those workflows.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100