Documentation map

Alpha docs.

This documentation separates shared Runebender concepts from editor-specific behavior. Start with the project map, then choose Core for headless work, Xilem for the native editor, Comfy for graph workflows, or historical Druid for project lineage.

Status	Alpha documentation map
Audience	Font tool users, contributors, agents
Source	Website docs plus Runebender Core, Xilem, Comfy, and Druid repositories
Stability	Structure is intentional; details may move

Start here

Use these pages to understand the project family before choosing a specific editor path.

Project map Core, Xilem, Comfy, Druid, and future front-ends. Current facts Compact source of truth for humans and agents. Alpha limits What is intentionally unstable before launch. Roadmap Status lanes for documented, uncertain, future, and not-promised areas.

Shared concepts

These pages are not owned by one front-end. They cover vocabulary, source formats, support, troubleshooting, and verification.

Glossary UFO, GLIF, hyperbeziers, tracing, and project terms. Format notes UFO, GLIF, hyperbeziers, and compatibility. Troubleshooting Alpha setup, UFO, tracing, and format checks. Support Where to file issues, discuss work, and send patches. Verification Website checks, source checks, and current coverage limits.

Runebender Xilem

The detailed manual pages currently describe the native Rust/Xilem editor. They are labeled as Xilem-specific so Comfy and future front-ends have room to grow separately.

Xilem overview Native desktop editor docs entry point. Xilem install Clone the source and open a UFO. Xilem manual Tools, preview, selection, drawing, and transforms. Xilem tracing Import a bitmap, place it, trace or refit. Xilem shortcuts Keyboard commands grouped for lookup. Xilem source map Where to look in the Runebender Xilem repository. Xilem architecture Application flow, state model, tools, data, and geometry boundaries. Xilem capabilities Alpha matrix for running, editing, tracing, and formats. Xilem examples Included UFO sources and what to inspect in each one.

Core, Comfy, Druid

These pages reserve clear homes for the headless Core path, the ComfyUI front-end, project history, and contributor orientation.

Runebender Core Headless Rust crate and CLI path. Runebender Comfy ComfyUI graph and browser-hosted front-end path. Runebender Druid Historical implementation and project lineage. Develop Runebender Contribution entry points across the project family.

Task paths

Cross-document learning paths and recipes. These still lean Xilem-heavy where the detailed public docs are Xilem-specific, but the structure no longer assumes every front-end works the same way.

Task recipes Run with a file, trace locally, configure cloud trace, and inspect formats. Choose a path Start with a task and follow the shortest doc route. Tutorial paths First run, editing, tracing, format, and contributor learning paths.