These scripts make it easy to copy the sidebearing values of one vfb file to another. Useful for dealing with fonts with a large number of different types of glyphs (small caps, non-latins, expanded accented character sets, etc.) when one doesn't want to clutter the glyph window with guides that one isn't using.Ĭlick to download guideline examples Scripts for working with font metrics This example script shows how one can add and remove guidelines to a vfb file. Version 1.6Ĭlick to download Better Generate Font Scripts for dealing with Guidelines This is very useful if you are developing a design using overlaps, and are tired of having to make a duplicate font to remove overlaps when you want to test your design. After the font is generated, it deletes the copy, leaving your orignal vfb file untouched. This script will make a copy of the font you are working on, remove its overlaps and decompose its characters, then give you the choice of font type to generate. If you have more than one accent design (say, accents for capital letters and accents for lowercase letters) the script allows the placement of each on the proper glyph.Ĭlick to download Accent scripts Scripts for generating test fonts The list of accented glyphs it will build is editable. buildAccents will build accented characters from glyphs which have anchors. removeAnchors and removeSelectedAnchors remove either all the anchors from a font or the anchors on selected glyphs in a font. placeAnchor will place anchors on selected glyphs with a name and height of your choosing. These scripts will aid in building accents, placing anchors, and removing anchors.

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