fonts/tools/encodings/GF 2016 Glyph Sets/RECOMMENDED.md

Recommended additions 
===
to [Google Fonts 2016 Glyph Sets](README.md)

Although **Plus, Pro and Expert** sets provide extensive language coverage there may be particular design cases where additional characters would be helpful to have. 

Here is a list of popular ligatures that are recommended for addition on a case-to-case basis:

	f_b
	f_f_b
	f_h
	f_f_h
	f_j
	f_f_j
	f_k
	f_f_k
	f_t
	f_f_t
	c_k
	c_p
	e_t
	l_l
	s_p
	t_h
	t_t
	t_z

	
***
### Space Characters


[Space Characters Design Standards — Microsoft Typography](1)

### Better Components Generation in Glyphs ###

By adding the following glyphs, you will enable auto-generation of many components for the GF Latin encodings.

```
DZ
Dz
dz
slashlongcomb
slashshortcomb

```

### Armenian Dram ###

Armenian Dram currency symbol is a recommended addition to any Cyrillic-supporting fonts, due to popular use of Russian in Armenia.

	0x058F  ֏ dram-arm


### Better Vietnamese ###

Stacked Vietnamese accents may require custom tailoring. This can be achieved by adding additional accents. Glyphs will automatically place these newly created accents were applicable. 

Image: `ecircumflexacute`, `circumflexcomb_acutecomb` and `acutecomb`

![ecircumflexacute](tutorials/img/ecircumflexacute.jpg)


Recommended glyphs for better Vietnamese diacritics. 

```
brevecomb_acutecomb
brevecomb_gravecomb
brevecomb_hookabovecomb
brevecomb_tildecomb
circumflexcomb_acutecomb
circumflexcomb_gravecomb
circumflexcomb_hookabovecomb
circumflexcomb_tildecomb
```


### Polish Kreska ###

Polish Kreska shares the same unicode as the acute accent, however it is designed differently. Explore Adam Twardoch's guidelines on [Polish Kreska](http://www.twardoch.com/download/polishhowto/kreska.html)

Here is a list of additional glyphs for better Polish support:

```
Cacute.loclPLN Nacute.loclPLN Oacute.loclPLN Sacute.loclPLN Zacute.loclPLN cacute.loclPLN nacute.loclPLN oacute.loclPLN sacute.loclPLN zacute.loclPLN acutecomb.loclPLN acutecomb.loclPLN.case
```

### STRASSE or Straße? ###

The Google Lating Plus encoding includes **ẞ Germandbls U+1E9E**. 

Does your font include Small Capitals?
For better compatibility you may consider adding the germandbls.calt glyph to access ẞ U+1E9E in Small Caps fonts. In Glyphs go to *Glyph > Add Glyphs*, and paste this code:

	Germandbls=germandbls.calt
	
Add this calt feature:

	sub @Uppercase germandbls' @Uppercase by germandbls.calt;
	sub @Uppercase @Uppercase germandbls' by germandbls.calt;

Recommended links for further reading: 

 * [How to draw a Capital Sharp S](https://typography.guru/journal/how-to-draw-a-capital-sharp-s-r18/) by Ralf Herrmann

 * [Localize Your Font: German Capital Sharp S](https://www.glyphsapp.com/tutorials/localize-your-font-german-capital-sharp-s) by Rainer Erich Scheichelbauer  

N.B. The question of German Uppercase Capital Sharp S is still highly debatable, and its usage hasn't passed into the official orthography. 


### Recommended links: ###

Pablo Impallari's [Latin encoding](https://github.com/impallari/Impallari-Fontlab-Encodings/tree/master/Impallari%20Latin)

[1]:https://www.microsoft.com/typography/developers/fdsspec/spaces.htm