linebender / linebender/runebender

Initial placeholder glyphs have no advance

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enhancement
Dominant language
Rust
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Forks
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Description

See https://github.com/linebender/runebender/issues/144#issuecomment-780990915_; this means sidebearing editing does not behave as expected until the advance is set explicitly.

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Research direction

Start with the linked issue comment and trace how initial placeholder glyphs are created. Confirm how a missing advance affects sidebearing editing, then verify that sidebearing changes behave as expected before an advance is set explicitly.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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