{"id":2868,"date":"2016-09-30T03:38:32","date_gmt":"2016-09-30T10:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fontstruct.com\/news\/?p=2868"},"modified":"2016-11-30T08:45:18","modified_gmt":"2016-11-30T15:45:18","slug":"fontstruct-goes-html5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fontstruct.com\/news\/2016\/09\/30\/fontstruct-goes-html5\/","title":{"rendered":"FontStruct goes HTML5"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"html5fs\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Dear FontStructors,<\/p>\n

Today we’re very happy to announce the launch of a new, HTML5 version of our font editor, the FontStructor.<\/p>\n

Superficially\u00a0it’s very similar to the old one and we’ve retained\u00a0all the simplicity and ease of use which are the hallmarks of FontStruct; but under the hood the new FontStructor uses standard HTML5 technology for the first time, and no longer relies on the Flash plugin.<\/p>\n

This change will help us to continue to improve the editor and add new features in the future. It will also allow users to edit\u00a0FontStructions\u00a0on tablets, or even \u2013 for those of you\u00a0with sharp eyes and very slender fingers \u2013 on smart phones, for the first time. Note that support for mobile devices is\u00a0quite basic so far, but we hope to improve that in the coming months.<\/p>\n

In this first release of the new FontStructor we’ve added a few small, but significant features.<\/p>\n

More complex composites<\/h3>\n

In \u201cExpert Mode\u201d you can now make composites bricks\u00a0from selections of\u00a0up to 16 contiguous grid squares. This should allow designers to create more complex custom bricks.<\/p>\n

Finer control over nudging and letter width<\/h3>\n

The nudging feature, also available in Expert Mode,\u00a0now allows you to nudge bricks off the grid\u00a0in \u215b grid square increments. (Previously it was \u00bc grid square increments).<\/p>\n

The letter-width control has also been greatly refined. Instead of full grid square steps, you can now set the letter width in \u215b grid square increments.<\/p>\n

\"fontstruct-finer\"<\/a><\/h3>\n

New Bricks<\/h3>\n

Finally we’ve added three\u00a0new sets of bricks. There are\u00a02 thinner versions of the quarter rings, AKA the macaroni bricks. The new sets\u00a0have line widths of \u215b and \u215f\u2081\u2086 grid squares. There’s also a\u00a0new version\u00a0of the ring shapes. The size of the\u00a0holes inside the\u00a0rings match the subdivisions of the grid.<\/p>\n

\"new-bricks\"<\/a><\/h4>\n

Thanks!<\/h4>\n

Many thanks to those who’ve helped to thoroughly test the new FontStructor, finding bugs and suggesting changes.<\/p>\n

Other Changes<\/h3>\n

We’ve also taken the opportunity to overhaul some other parts of FontStruct.com. Again,\u00a0most\u00a0of these changes are technical and shouldn’t greatly effect how FontStruct.com works or looks but if you do come across any problems, please let us know<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Happy FontStructing!<\/p>\n

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Dear FontStructors, Today we’re very happy to announce the launch of a new, HTML5 version of our font editor, the FontStructor. Superficially\u00a0it’s very similar to the old one and we’ve retained\u00a0all the simplicity and ease of use which are the hallmarks of FontStruct; but under the hood the new FontStructor uses standard HTML5 technology for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2868","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fontstruct.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2868","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fontstruct.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fontstruct.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fontstruct.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fontstruct.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2868"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/fontstruct.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2868\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2901,"href":"https:\/\/fontstruct.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2868\/revisions\/2901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fontstruct.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fontstruct.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fontstruct.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}