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by brianbrubaker
19 Mar 2024
Forum: Kern On forum
Topic: Kern On user manual
Replies: 6
Views: 361

Re: Kern On user manual

Let's goooo! Thank you, Tim!
by brianbrubaker
13 Mar 2024
Forum: Kern On forum
Topic: Fighting with KO over the same kinds of model pairs regardless of font. What am I missing?
Replies: 1
Views: 1521

Fighting with KO over the same kinds of model pairs regardless of font. What am I missing?

Hey Tim et al, Regardless of what font I’m working with in KO, I’m finding that with essentially any letters that have extremes amounts of natural white space (e.g. L, X, A, T, etc.), if I don’t set them as model pairs with lots of other glyphs, KO will either auto-kern them way too tight OR way too...
by brianbrubaker
21 Feb 2024
Forum: Kern On forum
Topic: How to avoid overkerns?
Replies: 14
Views: 3112

Re: How to avoid overkerns?

> Oh dear, I just found out that “DanielNiz” is in fact a spam account.

Geeze! Why would this even be a thing on a forum like this if the bot is engaging on the topic at hand (as opposed to posting spam hyperlinks? Cui bono?
by brianbrubaker
16 Feb 2024
Forum: Kern On forum
Topic: Unpredictable exceptions
Replies: 5
Views: 1628

Re: Unpredictable exceptions

As is usual, this is very helpful, Tim—exactly the info I was looking for. Thanks so much, man!
by brianbrubaker
09 Feb 2024
Forum: Kern On forum
Topic: Unpredictable exceptions
Replies: 5
Views: 1628

Re: Unpredictable exceptions

SCarewe wrote: > Did you define pairs like n–o as a model in Kern On? Kern On will leave > these pairs as exceptions for compatibility reasons. Okay, I've actually been wondering about this. In the "old way" of kerning, the the n–o kerning relationship would be locked. But what you're sayi...
by brianbrubaker
30 Oct 2023
Forum: Kern On forum
Topic: Manual keyboard strokes don't always function properly after latest KO update (v 1.24)
Replies: 7
Views: 4091

Manual keyboard strokes don't always function properly after latest KO update (v 1.24)

Hey Tim, just a heads up: I've always been able to use the up and down keyboard strokes to adjust a given kerning pair value in the KO UI window. Since updating to the latest version and playing around, I've run into several instances of that not functioning as expected or at all. Sometimes it gives...
by brianbrubaker
30 Oct 2023
Forum: Kern On forum
Topic: Got spam?
Replies: 1
Views: 2541

Got spam?

It appears some spam bots have arrived on this forum, or perhaps hacked some real user accounts. Either way, delete and ban users?
by brianbrubaker
26 Oct 2023
Forum: Kern On forum
Topic: What role and/or influence do anchors have in the internal calculations of KO?
Replies: 0
Views: 2583

What role and/or influence do anchors have in the internal calculations of KO?

I've noticed several times when messing around with different parameters that the anchors in a glyph affect the calculations of the auto-kerning. Is that true? If so, would it be better to eliminate them as a variable altogether when developing ones KO models? For instance, I came across an HM pair ...
by brianbrubaker
28 Aug 2023
Forum: Kern On forum
Topic: Single point side bearing change leads to drastic auto-kerning
Replies: 2
Views: 2280

Re: Single point side bearing change leads to drastic auto-kerning

Ah, unfortunately I can't find the same file version to reproduce. My backups only go back a month and that just passed literally yesterday from when this exact instance of the file was in use. I went on to find workarounds with different models but hopefully this can still be helpful in some way ju...
by brianbrubaker
16 Aug 2023
Forum: Kern On forum
Topic: Single point side bearing change leads to drastic auto-kerning
Replies: 2
Views: 2280

Single point side bearing change leads to drastic auto-kerning

Most of the time, Kern On is spot on with its auto-kerning suggestions for zero kerning pairs, especially since the latest update with the “tighter grip”, and I have found that I’ve indeed needed fewer models to get consistent results. In general, I’ve also been taking Tim’s wonderful insight about ...
by brianbrubaker
30 May 2023
Forum: Kern On forum
Topic: Small kern pairs
Replies: 10
Views: 6116

Re: Small kern pairs

As a recovering perfectionist, I love that Kern On helps find inconsistencies in spacing. I like the idea of being able to set a threshold at finalization, but I just wanted to share that I do think it's helpful to see kerning pairs below a 5-pt value while I'm refining and adjusting models.
by brianbrubaker
28 Sep 2022
Forum: Kern On forum
Topic: Need help understanding special spacing...
Replies: 3
Views: 6058

Re: Need help understanding special spacing...

Hey Tim, what happens is a seemingly endless "Try again" loop in both instances. Clicked "Try again" ~15 times to no avail. Happy to send you the Glyphs file if that would help. Let me know and thank for your time!
by brianbrubaker
27 Sep 2022
Forum: Kern On forum
Topic: Need help understanding special spacing...
Replies: 3
Views: 6058

Re: Need help understanding special spacing...

Another example of this. If my zero is in its own special spacing group, why is KO removing n–p as a model? It seems like KO is still referencing my standard kerning models rather than the other members of that special spacing group. All the numbers are in that special spacing group, and I have mult...
by brianbrubaker
27 Sep 2022
Forum: Kern On forum
Topic: Need help understanding special spacing...
Replies: 3
Views: 6058

Need help understanding special spacing...

As I understand it, KO automatically groups numbers and uppercase as the same special spacing group as part of standard kerning. However, I'd like all my numbers to be a little more spaced out relative to each other. So, I put all the numbers in their own special spacing group but I keep running int...
by brianbrubaker
22 Sep 2022
Forum: Kern On forum
Topic: How many models is reasonable—can you have too many?
Replies: 2
Views: 5006

Re: How many models is reasonable—can you have too many?

That script is great, will definitely use for some reference. Thanks for sharing! As I've gone through and toyed with more of the models, I do think it's helpful to not have so many. My first pass I just kept adding all the suggested models to see what would happen. After more review, it's seeming l...
by brianbrubaker
21 Sep 2022
Forum: Kern On forum
Topic: How many models is reasonable—can you have too many?
Replies: 2
Views: 5006

How many models is reasonable—can you have too many?

I'm sure this is somewhat dependent on the font. As I've read different perspectives on this, it seems like anywhere from 50–100 can be a good starting place. I'm testing out running KO with almost 200 models in a font and I'm wondering if there's a reason I should stick to fewer models. My thought ...
by brianbrubaker
18 Sep 2022
Forum: Kern On forum
Topic: Too loose compared to the exact same interaction elsewhere?
Replies: 7
Views: 7297

Re: Too loose compared to the exact same interaction elsewhere?

Eben Sorkin wrote: > I suspect the answer, for now, may be that your models are inconsistent. Yes, I've been able to solve a few things by going back and removing some models, and tweaking some others as in the case of the "AYA" example I posted. But the main issue here has still persisted...
by brianbrubaker
17 Sep 2022
Forum: Kern On forum
Topic: Too loose compared to the exact same interaction elsewhere?
Replies: 7
Views: 7297

Re: Too loose compared to the exact same interaction elsewhere?

SCarewe wrote: > The A–Y "model" you have set in your screenshot is not a model, > it's set to Independent. Indeed! A poorly timed screenshot, I admit. I set it to independent to start adjusting the kerning how I wanted it right before the screenshot. It was a model right before I took thi...
by brianbrubaker
14 Sep 2022
Forum: Kern On forum
Topic: Too loose compared to the exact same interaction elsewhere?
Replies: 7
Views: 7297

Re: Too loose compared to the exact same interaction elsewhere?

Another example of this where both the Y and the A have the exact same side bearings and equal spacing. The KO model I have set from the A—Y is -15. However, the Y—A is auto kerned to -2. Do I need better models or does anyone have any idea what is causing these kind of inconsistencies?
by brianbrubaker
13 Sep 2022
Forum: Kern On forum
Topic: Too loose compared to the exact same interaction elsewhere?
Replies: 7
Views: 7297

Too loose compared to the exact same interaction elsewhere?

Really loving Kern On so far—thank you for your great work, Tim! Do we know what's causing something like this to happen, where KO is suggesting that the interaction is too loose / too tight when it sometimes is literally the same exact interaction in a glyph with the same angle and side bearings? I...
by brianbrubaker
08 Jul 2021
Forum: Kern On forum
Topic: Glyphs3 extension crashes app
Replies: 15
Views: 14408

Re: Glyphs3 extension crashes app

Ah, thanks, Georg. That's very helpful!
by brianbrubaker
22 Jun 2021
Forum: Kern On forum
Topic: Glyphs3 extension crashes app
Replies: 15
Views: 14408

Re: Glyphs3 extension crashes app

Ah, thank you! No argument here :-) I set the parameters that way because I find it helpful to see the x-height in most scenarios. For example, by default, Glyphs 3 doesn't show the x-height when in Edit Mode of a capital letter. My workaround for displaying all the measurements was what you saw in ...
by brianbrubaker
22 Jun 2021
Forum: Kern On forum
Topic: Glyphs3 extension crashes app
Replies: 15
Views: 14408

Re: Glyphs3 extension crashes app

Will do. Email to: ■■■me@justanotherfoundry.com?
by brianbrubaker
22 Jun 2021
Forum: Kern On forum
Topic: Glyphs3 extension crashes app
Replies: 15
Views: 14408

Re: Glyphs3 extension crashes app

Hi Tim, I'm having the same problem in Glyphs 3 as Stephen. Kern On works fine while creating the initial >10 models, but when I click to "Kern On", Glyphs crashes. Any idea what might be causing this? I tried clearing the existing kerning, updating features, restarting Glyphs, etc. Also, ...