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Hi @vilav -- thanks for opening the issue. The /g is modeled a bit after Highway Gothic and I don't plan to change it, but it's possible I could add a stylistic alternate to the glyph set. Right now the main focus of the Barlow project is on adding additional language support, so unfortunately it's not likely to happen soon.
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Thank you @jpt! the alternative glyph is a great idea! any tips on how I can make any edits to the g in the meantime? is glyphs app a good place to edit it? is there any other letter you recommend upon whose form I can model the extended tail of the lower case g on? could it, for example, be that the tail of the lower case s might serve to extend the g?
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Glyphs is the best way to edit it because it's what the font was created in. The Barlow.glyphs file has a number of Glyphs-specific export parameters to do things like rounding, creating the faux obliques, and to take care of some necessary font metadata; it also makes liberal use of a Glyphs feature called brace layers to avoid the need for a Semi Condensed master. It's certainly possible to edit Barlow outside of Glyphs: the newest version of FontLab can import Glyphs files (although I don't know if that includes the aforementioned Glyphs-specific features); you could also export to UFO from within Glyphs (although the masters wont be compatible) for use in another editor like RoboFont or TruFont; and you could even open the TTF/OTF binaries in a font editor and then re-export. That last suggestion would require modifying all 54 styles, but you're probably not using all of them, so it could be the fastest way to do it. In a nutshell, if you want to properly generate TTF/OTF binaries the way it's happening now, you'll need Glyphs, but don't let that stop you from hacking on the font in other ways :)
Regarding the design of the /g, there is indeed a relationship between the /s and /g in many typefaces, although you'll find the /s in Barlow terminates at 90º angle, so you'll probably have to chop off the tail before it turns upward like that. The /e especially at the Black weight might provide some inspiration. Good luck!
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