glyphs grouped in glyph browser

[RM f/g]

Looking for the multiplication sign in the glyp browser, I experienced some difficulty finding it.

It appeared not to be in the group ‘Mathematic Operators’ but in ‘Latin - 1 Supplement’.

Looking further I noticed that the plus sign appears to be in ‘Basic Latin’, but the minus sign in ‘Mathematic Operators’.

Strange enough, to me at least, something similar with fractions: ¼, ½ and ¾ are in ‘Latin - 1 Supplement’, whereas ⅛, ⅜, ⅝, ⅞, ⅓ and ⅔ are to be found in ‘Number forms’.

 

Is it possible to show glyphs not only in their ‘native’ group, but also in a ‘logical’ group? For example: the multiplication sign in the group ‘Latin - 1 Supplement’ and also in ‘Mathematical Operators’ (like InDesign does)? Would make them easier to find.

 

Edit:

Meanwhile I copied this topic to the Affinity Publisher forum, where it should have in the first place.

You know: Designer / InDesign. Not the first time I clicked myself into the wrong direction.

 

 

[Old Bruce]

I think those classifications come from the font itself. Try with different fonts.

[RM f/g]

On 6/28/2019 at 10:27 AM, RM f/g said:

Looking for the multiplication sign in the glyp browser, I experienced some difficulty finding it.

It appeared not to be in the group ‘Mathematic Operators’ but in ‘Latin - 1 Supplement’.

Looking further I noticed that the plus sign appears to be in ‘Basic Latin’, but the minus sign in ‘Mathematic Operators’.

Strange enough, to me at least, something similar with fractions: ¼, ½ and ¾ are in ‘Latin - 1 Supplement’, whereas ⅛, ⅜, ⅝, ⅞, ⅓ and ⅔ are to be found in ‘Number forms’.

 

Is it possible to show glyphs not only in their ‘native’ group, but also in a ‘logical’ group? For example: the multiplication sign in the group ‘Latin - 1 Supplement’ and also in ‘Mathematical Operators’ (like InDesign does)? Would make them easier to find.

 

Edit:

Meanwhile I copied this topic to the Affinity Publisher forum, where it should have been in the first place.

You know: Designer / InDesign. Not the first time I clicked myself into the wrong direction.