Kern On v 1.03

[Tim Ahrens]

Just published version 1.03. To update, head over to https://kern-on.com/update/

Note: This update is likely to autokern the font somewhat differently.
I recommend to:

• Fully kern the font(s) you are working on (using the “Kern On” button)
• Create a backup copy of that file
• Install Kern On v 1.02
• Open the file, start Kern On
• In case Kern On removes models (this can happen), resolve the problems
• Open the backup file
• In Glyphs, activate the new version (which has KO running)
• Choose “Compare to...” the old version
• Identify whether you need any additional models

This is also a very powerful way to determine possible necessary models or flawed auto-kerning (which is nearly the same). Often this technique of comparing to an older version of the font (whether it is kerned with a different version of KO, or has a different models set-up) is even better than Kern On’s built-in suggestions. So, don’t be upset if you need a few more models – the final result will be even better than before.

The most important changes in this version are:

• Fixed a couple of crashs on start-up (thanks Christoph and Christian!).
• Better support for soft hyphen (thanks Eben!).
• Added letter-to-hyphen pairs based on hyphenation dictionaries.
• Many other smaller improvements and fixes.