> >> > these new values. > > You are looking at the outdated Apple's specifications. Please check > > with OpenType 1.9 instead: > > https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/typography/opentype/spec/tt_instructions#instruction-execution-control > > > > Specifically, "INSTCTRL[ ] can only be executed in the CVT program." > > There are further clarifications > > https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/typography/cleartype/truetypecleartype#instctrl > > > > Best, > > Alexei > > I don't see anything there that contradicts the behavior of my > interpreter, though. > > The control value program executes _NO_ INSTCTRL[] instructions > whatsoever, yet the reference points and the freedom vector are reset > after execution.
How about this: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/typography/opentype/spec/prep? "The Control Value Program consists of a set of TrueType instructions that will be executed... before each glyph is interpreted."
