Commit 09b24aec016bdcfe6991fe16dbc6f180f2d173e6
2023-11-18T17:23:57
python script for creating zero slash and zero dot fonts
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diff --git a/bin/zeroslash.py b/bin/zeroslash.py
new file mode 100755
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+++ b/bin/zeroslash.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env fontforge
+# -*- mode: python; coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+import fontforge
+import os
+import re
+import string
+import argparse
+
+def copyChar(font, sourceCharName, destCharName, encoding=-1):
+ if not destCharName in font:
+ font.createChar(encoding, destCharName)
+ sourceChar = font[sourceCharName]
+ destChar = font[destCharName]
+ pen = destChar.glyphPen(replace=True)
+ sourceChar.draw(pen)
+ pen = None # finalize pen drawing
+ destChar.width = sourceChar.width
+ font.selection.none()
+ font.selection[sourceChar.encoding] = True
+ font.cut()
+
+def zeroSlashFont(source, dest):
+ print("Reading %s" % source)
+ font = fontforge.open(source)
+
+ charName = args.char
+ copyChar(font, charName, "zero", 48)
+
+ if charName == "zerodot":
+ font.familyname = "IBM Courier Zero Dot"
+ font.fontname = font.fontname.replace("IBMCourier", "IBMCourierZeroDot")
+ font.fullname = font.fullname.replace("IBM Courier", "IBM Courier Zero Dot")
+ elif charName == "zeroslash":
+ font.familyname = "IBM Courier Zero Slash"
+ font.fontname = font.fontname.replace("IBMCourier", "IBMCourierZeroSlash")
+ font.fullname = font.fullname.replace("IBM Courier", "IBM Courier Zero Slash")
+ else:
+ raise Exception("no --char specified or unsupported --char")
+
+ if os.path.splitext(dest)[1] == ".sfd":
+ print("Writing %s using font.save()" % dest)
+ font.save(dest)
+ else:
+ print("Writing %s using font.generate()" % dest)
+ font.generate(dest)
+
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(prog="zeroslash", description="zero replacer")
+parser.add_argument("--char", default="zeroslash")
+parser.add_argument("source", help="source font file")
+parser.add_argument("dest", help="destination font file (extension determines format)")
+
+args = parser.parse_args()
+zeroSlashFont(args.source, args.dest)