I must give credit to the amazing Primer on Bézier curves and SpeedPunk, as they were instrumental in creating this repository. Although it may appear similar, the code is tailored specifically to its creator, making it more intuitive to use. Additionally, it only operates within the RoboFont environment, which simplifies the process. Thanks to this, incorporating support for quadratic curves was a straightforward task, unlike SpeedPunk, which currently lacks this feature.
Basically, it adds a checkbox button to the Display… menu of the Glyph Edit Window.
All you need to do is activate it.
You can access more options by clicking on the options button located in the bottom-right corner of the Glyph Edit Window.
Visualization Size controls how big the curvature representation is going to be.
Visualization Type lets you decide which side of the outline will have its representation.
Zoom visualization is a cool feature which will scale the whole curvature representation together with the zoom factor of your Glyph Edit Window.
To access additional settings, navigate to the Settings menu button under Extensions > Curvature Visualizator.
Maybe it is pointless or unnescessary, but I would like to share my opinion on the tools like these:
- Remember, this is no more and no less the tool.
- You should always use your own judgement whenever you are creating. Making every curvature "smooth" without the slightest brainwork will probably reflect in boring or repetitive designs.
- You should know your tool; you should understand what it does. And, I think, you should control it and not let it control you.
- Have fun using it. :)