thodg/fonts/Courier/bin/zeroslash.py

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  Date : 2023-11-18T17:23:57
  

  python script for creating zero slash and zero dot fonts

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• bin/zeroslash.py

• #!/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)
  

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