Option to decompose all components types and remove overlap for making bubbles

[gorjious]

Would it be possible to add a checkbox option to base the bubble on a fully decomposed and overlap-removed shape?

I have letters that are composed of different types of components: smart, corner, segment, as well as, nested components...one issue I run into is that make bubbles doesn't work on open corner component paths (maybe it could?) and another is keeping bubbles in sync, say if a stem is made of two components.

Currently, my process has been to decompose everything and remove overlap to get the final outline and then to make the bubble layer.

[schriftgestalt]

If might be possible to always do that, no checkbox needed.

[gorjious]

Thinking out loud. What if there is already a bubble inherited from a component, would running «Make Bubble Layer» override the inherited bubble? If fully decomposing is the default, then maybe there should be a checkbox to prevent this as part of the «Overwrite existing?» options.

[schriftgestalt]

There are different types of decomposition needed. It should flatten all smart outline stuff. Then generate bubbles for all shapes. For (regular) components, it could look if the base glyph has a bubble and use that, otherwise make a new one. In the end, merge all bubble paths from all shapes.

[Tosche]

I think the smart stuff should be decomposed always, and component inheritance should be optional. I can do that.

[gorjious]

Certainly not a priority but would it be possible to incorporate sharpening open corners? Was running into the issue where the bubble looked right but it wasn't kerning then I realized the open corners were interfering.