Glyphs 2.6.4 Released

We just released version 2.6.4 of Glyphs. Open up your app, and go to Glyphs > Check for Updates…

This is mainly a maintenance update, with a few new additions and improvements here and there, so if you do not mind, we will take you quickly through the changes:

Languages and Scripts

• Added the Elymaic script to the glyph data
• Added Nyiakeng Puachue Hmong script to the glyph data
• Added Cyrillic to the Dimensions palette
• Fixed the mistyped RturnedSmall in glyph data
• Fixed a rare issue with production names for certain Arabic ligatures
• Updated localisations for: French, Portuguese, Chinese, Spanish and Korean
• Improved automatic Oriya feature code
• Improved automatic vert and vrt2 feature
• Fixed handling of languages in locl feature

Editing

• You can now swap with background while the Text tool (T) is active
• Fix incremental suffixes when duplicating glyphs in Edit view
• Improved shift-clicking in Font view

Hinting

• TrueType Stem and Zone settings allow more deltas now
• For now, disabled the writing of horizontal triple hints again

File Export and Import

• Improved handling of unusual glyph names in imported fonts
• Improved OTVar export, especially fixed some issues with GPOS variations
• Improved PostScript Type1 import
• Improved import and export of .ufo, especially Font Info, custom parameters and guides
• Write familyName instead of openTypeNamePreferredFamilyName to .ufo

Fixes and improvements

• Improved stability in macOS 10.9 with Color Palettes parameter
• Improved conversion from TrueType to Cubic
• Improved undo in feature edit view
• Improved Edit > Paste Special and fixed a case where it would not paste anything
• Improved handling of cap components and flipped components
• Many small bug fixes and performance improvements

That’s it. Have fun with Glyphs 2.6.4!