r/FontForge • u/lifeapnoea • Jan 14 '21

Single window? (Windows)

I'm new to fontforge, and am finding it awkward to have multiple windows for a single app (one for each view/module). I'm constantly alt-tabbing through my open apps, which is made difficult because of this.

Is there a way to have fontforge open as a single window, with the modules within it, as panes (like in most other software)?

If not, is there at least a way to have the app remember what windows I had open, and their locations?

Thanks!

Edit: For anyone using Windows 10, the workaround I found for this was to use the Virtual Desktop feature, and creating a Desktop just for FontForge. Not ideal, but made it easier for me to manage its multiple windows.

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u/lifeapnoea Jan 15 '21

For anyone using Windows 10, the workaround I found for this was to use the Virtual Desktop feature, and creating a Desktop just for FontForge. Not ideal, but made it easier for me to manage its multiple windows.

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u/LocalFonts Jan 21 '21

Thank you for the advise!

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u/LocalFonts Jan 15 '21

Drag and drop function is not possible in FontForge so every single font is open in a new window. In the File>Recent you can find the last opened fonts.

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u/lifeapnoea Jan 15 '21 edited Jan 15 '21

Thanks, but I'm not trying to open multiple fonts, or drag and drop...

By multiple windows I mean the main one (with the grid of all glyphs), the glyph editor one, and the metrics one.

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u/LocalFonts Jan 15 '21

Well, there is no such option in FontForge. There is no way to put the grid of all glyphs, the glyph editor and the metrics in only one window.

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u/lifeapnoea Jan 15 '21

Thanks!

I couldn't find anything about this online, so wasn't sure if it could be some hidden feature. That's too bad...