tosche / glyphs-scripts

Tosche's Python scripts for glyphs

ABOUT

Toshi Omagari's Python scripts for the Glyphs font editor. They are primarily written for the newest versions (or supposed to be).

INSTALLATION

Put the scripts into the Scripts folder which appears when you choose Open Scripts Folder from the Scripts menu. After installation, either choose Refresh Script Menu (Option+Shift+Command+Y) or restart the application.

For some scripts, you will also need to install Tal Leming's Vanilla and may need to install other modules. In Glyphs 2, you can install them from Preferences > Addons.

ABOUT THE SCRIPTS

Metrics & Kerning

• Batch Metric keys: (GUI) Applies the specified logic of metrics key to the selected glyphs. Vanilla required.
• Copy Kerning Pairs: (GUI) Copies kerning patterns to another. It supports pair-to-pair and preset group copying. Vanilla required.
• Copy kerning to Greek & Cyrillic: (GUI) Copies your Latin kerning to the common shapes of Greek and Cyrillic, including small caps, using predefined dictionary. Exceptions and absent glyphs are skipped. It's best used after finishing Latin kerning and before starting Cyrillic and Greek. Vanilla required.
• Display Unlocked Kerning Pairs: Shows unlocked kerning pairs (exceptions) in the edit view. String part done by Ben Jones, display part done by Toshi Omagari and Georg Seifert.
• Kerning Exception: (GUI) Makes an kerning exception of the current pair. Note: Current glyph is considered the RIGHT side of the glyph. Vanilla required.
• Permutation Text Generator: (GUI) Outputs glyph permutation text for kerning. Vanilla required.
• Rename Kerning Groups: (GUI) Lets you rename kerning names and pairs associated with them. Vanilla required.
• Report Metrics Keys: (GUI) Reports possibly wrong keys. It reports non-existent glyphs in the keys, glyphs using different keys in each layer, and nested keys. Vanilla required.
• Set Kerning Groups (Lat-Grk-Cyr): (GUI) Sets kerning groups. Groups Latin Greek and Cyrillic together. I advise you use Split Lat-Grk-Cyr Kerning script later. Vanilla required.
• Split Lat-Grk-Cyr Kerning: Splits kerning groups of LGC (Latin, Greek, Cyrillic) and reconstructs kerning accordingly. Kern once, split later.

Path

• Delete Diagonal Nodes Between Extremes: Good for cleaning TTF curve. It removes Diagonal Node Between Extremes, after placing the current outline in the background.
• Nudge-move by Numerical Value: (GUI) Nudge-moves selected nodes by the values specified in the window. Vanilla required.
• Report Compatibility by Numbers: Outputs path count, node count, anchor count etc. of selected glyphs in the Macro Window.
• Report Glyphs with Acute-angled Node: Reports glyphs that have nodes with very acute angle (default: less than 15 degrees).
• Un-Round Corners: Removes corners of outlines of the selected letters (current master only).

Else

• Analyse Manuscript: (GUI) Calculates the minimal character set required for the pasted text. Ideal for starting a font for specific text (e.g. book). Vanilla required.
• Create .case alternate: Duplicates selected glyphs but as components, giving them .case suffix and the sidebearings. Modified from Mekkablue's "Create .ssXX glyph from current layer" script.
• Duplicate Glyph with Component: Duplicates selected glyphs but as components, giving them 001 suffix or above depending on availability.
• Export Glyph Annotations as PDF: Generates Glyphs annotations as PDF on Desktop.
• Export InDesign Tagged Text with All Glyphs: (GUI) Saves InDesign tagged text file that contains all glyphs for typesetting a specimen, using glyph ID.
• Guideline Locker: (GUI) Locks selected guidelines and unlocks all global guidelines. Vanilla required.
• Instance Slider: (GUI) Lets you define interpolation values of instances more graphically, using sliders and preview. Vanilla and Robofab required.
• Search Glyph In Class Features: Searches glyphs in OpenType classes and features if they are used.*
• Sync Edit Views: Refreshes the edit view contents of non-front files. Have multiple files open! Vanilla required.
• Transform Images with Proper Maths: (GUI) Batch scale and move images in selected layers, using the maths you learned at school. Based on mekkablue's Transform Images script. Vanilla required.

License

Copyright 2016 Toshi Omagari (@tosche_e). Based on sample codes by Rainer Erich Scheichelbauer (@mekkablue).

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at

http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

See the License file included in this repository for further details.

glyphs-scripts's Issues

Un-Round Corners

Using G2.4.3 [1064] through G2.5b [1071], the script Un-Round Corners seems to have some problems. It works fine if the character is very simple, like a square, but if it is a normal glyph it doesn't work at all or in some cases it might un-round one or two corners but not all. The macro panel only shows Start and End, no errors or other verbiage.

Instance Slider doens't work on Glyphs 3

3.0.3 (3081)

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "Instance Slider.py", line 11
    from robofab.interface.all.dialogs import AskString
  File "dialogs.py", line 136
    print "robofab.interface.all __init__ - finding out where we were."
          ^
SyntaxError: Missing parentheses in call to 'print'. Did you mean print("robofab.interface.all __init__ - finding out where we were.")?

Robofab issue? @schriftgestalt

Copy kerning Pairs Error (dupliKernPair): applyKern2() takes 7 positional arguments but 8 were given

I tried to run Copy Kerning Pairs.py but I get this error:

Copy kerning Pairs Error (dupliKernPair): applyKern2() takes 7 positional arguments but 8 were given

I'm just trying to copy some kerning between one glyph to another glyph.

Delete Diagonal Nodes does not catch most points anymore

It only removed one diagonal node from this circle:

Instance Slider don't work in Glyphs 2.6 / MacOs Sierra 10.12.4 (16E195)

This is the message at Macro window
Start
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "Instance Slider.py", line 23, in
while len(av) < 6:
NameError: global name 'av' is not defined
End

Got an error trying to use this plugin

I got this error msg in console, when trying this script. I don't know what does it means. Thanks for your help.

Start Traceback (most recent call last): File "Instance Slider.py", line 14, in <module> for ins in font.instances: AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'instances' End Start End Instance Slider Error (listClick): 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'previewInstances' Start Traceback (most recent call last): File "Instance Slider.py", line 273, in <module> InstanceSlider() File "Instance Slider.py", line 131, in __init__ font.currentTab.previewInstances = 'live' AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'previewInstances' End Instance Slider Error (listClick): 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'previewInstances' Instance Slider Error (listClick): 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'previewInstances'

Copy Kerning Script, Caps to Smalls caps error

Copy Kerning Pairs Error: 'list' object is not callable

I wonder if the API changed something...?

Duplicate Glyph with Component error

Hello,
Duplicate Glyph with Component.py
gives me this error on Glyphs 3.2 (3245).

I was trying to apply it to the glyphs: copyright registered published

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "Duplicate Glyph with Component.py", line 39
newSuffix = findSuffix( newGlyphNameBase )
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "Duplicate Glyph with Component.py", line 27, in findSuffix
if f.glyphs[ glyphName + suffix ] == None:
~~~~~~~~~~^~~~~~~~
TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for +: 'NoneType' and 'str'

Using 'Copy Kerning Pairs.py' to copy Kerning Pair Exceptions

I wanted to copy any kerning pair exceptions that oslash had over to oslashacute (which has @o for both sides kerning groups in both glyphs), but it didn't run as expected, is there a way to restrict it to only kerning pair exceptions somewhere?

Duplicate Glyph with Component.py problem

Toshi, I am afraid this script Duplicate Glyph with Component.py does not work in the 2.4RC version. I would be very happy if you could by chance update it. Thanks!

«Split LAT-GRK-CYR Kerning» doesn't work on Glyphs 3

My Greek kerning won't work in Word and I suspect it might be the fault of the common kerning groups... this script would come in handy to test it if it worked! 😬

I get the following error:

Cheers, Christian

LICENSE?

Please license this repository :) I recommend Apache, like the Fill Black repo :)

Scripts Hangs in 1137

Tried to do a simple group to group copy, Glyphs app just hangs

"Copy Kerning Pairs" broke on Glyphs 3?

Hello!

"Copy Kerning Pairs" script does not seem to work with Glyhps3

Copy Kerning Pairs Error: 'NSKVONotifying_GSFont' object has no attribute 'kerningDict'

;(

Instance Slider error

Instance Slider Error (listClick): NSInvalidArgumentException - -[OC_PythonString name]: unrecognized selector sent to instance 0x7fcacf77e350
I get this error when I try to click on an instance. Version 2.3b (881)

Copy Kerning Pairs Error: unsupported operand type(s) for +: 'dict_items' and 'dict_items'

Hi Toshi,

I am running it on G3 (3.0.5, 3129) trying to copy kerning from numerators to denoms and I get the following error:

Copy Kerning Pairs Error: unsupported operand type(s) for +: 'dict_items' and 'dict_items'

K.

Close tabs with few glyphs issue on 3.2 (3180)

Fails with the following message
Close Tabs with Few Glyphs Error (CloseTabs): 'NoneType' object is not iterable

Nudge-move no longer moves start points on Glyphs 3.0.1

This script no longer seems to move contour start points in Glyphs 3.0.1 and produces errors:

Nudge-move by Numerical Value Error: list index out of range (11): 11

Split Lat-Grk-Cyr Kerning bot working in Glyphs3

Hi Toshi,

I am running the script in G3.1.2 (3151) and Glyphs is crashing. No error message.

K.

"Nudge-move by Numerical Value" needs an update for Glyphs 2

If you run it in G2, you get:

Nudge-move by Numerical Value Error: 'LayerSelectionProxy' object is not callable