sergio391 / glyphsapp-scripts

Scripts to be used with the Glyphs font editor.

glyphsapp-scripts

Some Python scripts to be used with the Glyphs font editor.

Tim Ahrens
Just Another Foundry

Delete All Hints

Removes all hints from the selected glyphs.

Expand Kerning

Expand Kerning like we know it from FontLab.

Insert Glyph to Background

1. Enter a glyph name.
2. Press the left align or right align button.
3. This script will clear the mask, then insert the specified glyph into the mask.

• With right align selected, the contours will be pasted as if the advance widths were aligned.
• The keyboard shortcuts for left and right aligned are Enter and Esc.
• It is sufficient to enter the beginning of the glyph name, e.g. "deg" for "degree".

Mask to Master

Simulates the good ol' Mask to Master function we know from FontLab (i.e. replaces the current outline with the background).

You can give it the familiar Cmd+J shortcut via App Shortcuts in the Mac OS System Preferences.

Paste Background

Pastes the background contours into the current layer.

Former FontLab users can give it the familiar Cmd+L shortcut via App Shortcuts in the Mac OS System Preferences.

Remove Backup Layers

Removes all backup layers (i.e. those created using the "Copy" button) from the font.

Symmetrify

Symmetrifies the glyph shape.

S - creates point reflection (rotational symmetry)

T - creates horizontal reflection symmetry

C - creates vertical reflection symmetry

H - creates 2-axis symmetry (ie. all the above)

The buttons are available only as far as the node structure allows.