Review: progress docs for proportional vertical metrics; ROADMAP (#1082)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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 # Gaps

-> **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-10 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-11 · **Change:** minor (G11: Shape Builder merge seams on grids of lines fixed, #893; scaled text controls corrected, #1034; group font-size preservation deferred) · **Target:** Adobe Illustrator 2026 (30.x)
+> **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-10 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-11 · **Change:** minor (G4: proportional vertical metrics done, #966; G11: Shape Builder merge seams on grids of lines fixed, #893; scaled text controls corrected, #1034; group font-size preservation deferred) · **Target:** Adobe Illustrator 2026 (30.x)

 Every known shortfall against Illustrator, one entry each, **ranked by how much it stops a professional from
 switching**. This is the work list: unless you were given a task, pick the highest-ranked gap you can make
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 ## G4 Advanced type

 - **Missing:** hyphenation and justification options, Optical Margin Alignment (type core); CJK vertical
-  composition (ruby, mojikumi sets and dialog, kinsoku settings #633, manual tate-chu-yoko), Middle Eastern features beyond bidi, variable font axes, spell check with an open dictionary,
+  composition (ruby, mojikumi sets and dialog, kinsoku settings #633, manual tate-chu-yoko), Middle Eastern
+  features beyond bidi, variable font axes, spell check with an open dictionary,
  Touch Type, Retype, Snap to Glyph; optional preservation of font sizes during group scaling (#1034 enhancement).
  Itemized in [type-parity.md](type-parity.md).
 - **Impact:** professional typography and Japanese/Chinese publishing.
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 | Date | Change | Summary |
 |---|---|---|
+| 2026-10-11 | minor | G4: proportional vertical metrics (#966) done; estimate unchanged |
 | 2026-10-11 | minor | G11: #893 fixed (merged regions of crossing lines left seams); #937 still open, estimate unchanged |
 | 2026-10-11 | minor | #1034: corrected scaled type controls; optional group font-size preservation remains separate. Estimates unchanged at this rounding. |
 | 2026-10-11 | minor | G9: legacy `.ai` without the prolog opens with its layers (#1027) |
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 # Parity with Adobe Illustrator

-> **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-10 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-11 · **Change:** minor (Shape Builder: #893 fixed, merged regions of crossing lines no longer keep seams; scores unchanged while #937 is open; #1034: document-point character controls after object/group scaling; full readiness recomputed as the standard's additive weighted sum, ~62%; per-audience hours; essentials-user score ~75% added; ready-for-real-work re-examined: 50% → 55%, mainstream 65% added; earlier the same day: full re-measure against Illustrator 2026 30.x; merged the ROADMAP's parity estimate, honest assessment and "Shipped so far" into this file) · **Target:** Adobe Illustrator 2026 (30.x; public release notes through 30.7, August 2026)
+> **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-10 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-11 · **Change:** minor (Type advanced: proportional vertical metrics (`vpal`) done, #966; Shape Builder: #893 fixed, merged regions of crossing lines no longer keep seams; scores unchanged while #937 is open; #1034: document-point character controls after object/group scaling; full readiness recomputed as the standard's additive weighted sum, ~62%; per-audience hours; essentials-user score ~75% added; ready-for-real-work re-examined: 50% → 55%, mainstream 65% added; earlier the same day: full re-measure against Illustrator 2026 30.x; merged the ROADMAP's parity estimate, honest assessment and "Shipped so far" into this file) · **Target:** Adobe Illustrator 2026 (30.x; public release notes through 30.7, August 2026)

 The authoritative parity assessment. [`ROADMAP.md`](../ROADMAP.md) summarizes it; [`gaps.md`](gaps.md) is
 the work list made from it. Deep areas have their own checklists: [UI and interaction](ui-parity.md),
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 | Date | Change | Summary |
 |---|---|---|
+| 2026-10-11 | minor | Type advanced: Proportional Metrics in vertical type (`vpal`, #966) leaves the missing list; score and hours unchanged at this rounding (estimated) |
 | 2026-10-11 | minor | Shape Builder #893 fixed (planar-map faces share their corners exactly, so merges leave no seams); Path operations stays 80% and Shape Builder 70% while #937 is open (estimated) |
 | 2026-10-10 | minor | Merged main: initial live Revolve landed (#846). 3D 0% → ~8% (50–85 h), menu stubs 28 → 27; depth, readiness and totals unchanged within rounding |
 | 2026-10-10 | minor | Method aligned with the standard, no new evidence: the full ready-for-real-work number is the additive weighted sum over the dimensions (~62%). The multiplicative 55% from earlier today is withdrawn, and the 50% before it was an unbroken-down judgement. Added hours to ~95% for each audience (full 340–560 h, mainstream 230–380 h, essentials 60–105 h). Beta distance is now ~13 points |
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 # Type parity

-> **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-10 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-10 · **Change:** minor (document-point character controls after object/group scaling, #1034) · **Target:** Adobe Illustrator 2026 (30.x)
+> **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-10 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-11 · **Change:** minor (Proportional Metrics in vertical type, `vpal`, #966; document-point character controls after object/group scaling, #1034) · **Target:** Adobe Illustrator 2026 (30.x)

 Type is Illustrator's largest single area by use (weight 13 of 105 across "Type core" and "Type advanced" in
 [target-app-parity.md](target-app-parity.md)). This checklist lists the features one by one. Status is from the
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 | Date | Change | Summary |
 |---|---|---|
+| 2026-10-11 | minor | Proportional Metrics done: `palt` in horizontal type, `vpal` in vertical type (#966, #1082); ruby and manual tate-chu-yoko still missing |
 | 2026-10-10 | minor | #1034: transformed character controls and regression coverage; preserving group font sizes remains a separate enhancement. Scores/hours unchanged at this rounding. |
 | 2026-10-10 | major | First checklist, split out of the parity table's Type core and Type advanced rows |