ScaleFast 0.93.8: puzzling components

[LaPolice]

Hi again! Generating superior numbers worked like a charm. None of my base glyphs use components. With lc letters using components, I end up with funny visual results as the components don't get scaled. I've read the instructions and noticed your caution note about tracking with components. I've made a test without any tracking but get the same results. Shall I decompose before using ScaleFast?

[loicsander]

Hi Mathieu,

The result you get is expected, or at least I’m aware of it. ScaleFast (MutatorScale) doesn’t scale components because the recommended scenario is that the base glyph of a component is the glyph that wil be scaled.

If components were scaled and their base glyph had also been scaled, you would end up having a component appearing twice as small (or large) as expected.

So, solving your issue is as easy as scaling the base glyph of any component you wish to see scaled.

[LaPolice]

Hi Loïc,

Thanks for your explanation. I understand the logic about scaling components and managed to solve my issue following your instructions. I was asking because UFOstretch from Frederik Berlean is able to generate stretched versions of glyphs made of components. I guess the components are being decomposed temporarily.

Bon séjour!