#!/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:
if encoding < 0
raise Exception("%s not found and no encoding specified" % destCharName)
font.createChar(encoding, destCharName)
sourceChar = font[sourceCharName]
if not sourceChar:
raise Exception("%s not found" % sourceCharName)
destChar = font[destCharName]
if not destChar:
raise Exception("%s not found" % 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)
