The team will monitor over the next 48 hours. If no regressions are reported, the 1A update will be moved to the "Final" stable branch, and the legacy XCCW-v0.9 files will be deprecated.
For users of open-source office suites, a macro is available to automate the conversion of selected text to joined writing. The macro logic (from the original VBA code) is as follows: font xccw joined 1a upd
: Right-click the .ttf (TrueType) or .otf (OpenType) file and select Install for all users . The team will monitor over the next 48 hours
If you are a teacher or a parent looking to create professional, school-standard handwriting resources, XCCW Joined 1a is the gold standard. It takes the guesswork out of "modeling the joins" and provides a professional look to any school-made resource. Sassoon Primary should be used. The macro logic (from the original VBA code)