Subtree pull Axis Registry introducing YEXT

axisregistry/Lib/axisregistry/__init__.py

@@ -411,6 +411,7 @@ def build_fvar_instances(ttFont, axis_dflts={}):
 
     def gen_instances(is_italic):
         results = []
+        family_name = name_table.getBestFamilyName()
         for fallback in wght_fallbacks:
             name = fallback.name if not is_italic else f"{fallback.name} Italic".strip()
             name = name.replace("Regular Italic", "Italic")
@@ -426,6 +427,9 @@ def gen_instances(is_italic):
 
             inst = NamedInstance()
             inst.subfamilyNameID = name_table.addName(name)
+            inst.postscriptNameID = name_table.addName(
+                f"{family_name}-{name}".replace(" ", "")
+            )
             inst.coordinates = coordinates
             log.debug(f"Adding fvar instance: {name}: {coordinates}")
             results.append(inst)

axisregistry/Lib/axisregistry/data/slant.textproto

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ fallback {
 fallback_only: false
 illustration_url: "slant.svg"
 description:
-  "Adjust the style from upright to slanted, also known to typographers"
-  " as an 'oblique' style. Rarely, slant can work in the other direction,"
-  " called a 'backslanted' or 'reverse oblique' style."
+  "Adjust the style from upright to slanted. Negative values produce"
+  " right-leaning forms, also known to typographers as an 'oblique' style."
+  " Positive values produce left-leaning forms, also called a 'backslanted'"
+  " or 'reverse oblique' style."

axisregistry/Lib/axisregistry/data/y_vertical_extension.textproto

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# YEXT based on https://github.com/TypeTogether/Playwrite
+tag: "YEXT"
+display_name: "Vertical Extension"
+min_value: 0
+default_value: 0
+max_value: 100
+precision: 0
+fallback {
+  name: "Default"
+  value: 0
+}
+fallback_only: false
+description: "The axis extends glyphs in the Y dimension, such as the "
+  "Cap Height, Ascender and Descender lengths. This is a relative axis, "
+  "starting at 0% and going to the typeface's individual maximum "
+  "extent at 100%."