Scale, absolutely!

A RoboFont extension to scale points, absolutely!

• it adds option to Inspector, where you can choose if you wish to scale absolutely or not.
• it saves state of your latest option, so you don't have to always set it with opening a new inspector.
• it supports mathematical operations and vertical alignment variables

syntax for absolute scaling

• 200 sets current selection's width to 200 units
• +20 adds 20 units to current dimension
• +20/2 adds 20 divided by two to current dimension
• a sets current dimension to value of ascender, counted from baseline
• A sets current dimension to value of ascender's blue zone, counted from baseline
• A+B sets current dimension to value of ascender's blue zone + baselines's blue zone
• A+D sets current dimension to value of ascenders's blue zone + descender's blue zone. This will result into scaling that goes from baseline blue zone to ascender's blue zone

NOTE: Blue zones must be set for given font if you desire to use this syntax. If no blue zones are set, thenA = a.

syntax for absolute transforming

• works the same as the one for absolute scaling

plans

• live transform will show absolute values as well
• input window will support math operations and variable of vertical metrics. Thanks, Renan!
• shortcuts for scaling in both directions on both axes

history of versions

• 0.5 - dedicated input cells, absolute set, available shortcuts to run current width/height settings
• 0.4 - supports syntax
• 0.3 - extension now has memory for inputs of absolute and relative scaling. Scale absolutely, go relative and then back to absolute and your values are loaded back. When you are scaling a contour, the extension shows absolute width and height in current scale transformation settings, the same as you scale in relative mode.
• 0.2 - bug fix, wrong plist
• 0.1 - initial version

For the absolute scalers :)