dejavu-fonts/scripts/generate.py

   1 #!/usr/bin/env fontforge
   2 # $Id: generate.py 1902 2007-06-21 23:44:12Z apanov $
   3
   4 # script file for FontForge for TTF generation
   5 # usage:
   6 #   mkdir generated
   7 #   chmod +x generate.pe
   8 #   ./generate.pe *.sfd
   9 import fontforge, sys;
  10 required_version = "20080330"
  11
  12 # font generation flags:
  13 #   omit-instructions => do not include TT instructions (for experimental typefaces)
  14 #   opentype          => include OpenType tables
  15 #   glyph-comments    => generate a 'PfEd' table and store glyph comments
  16 #   glyph-colors      => generate a 'PfEd' table and store glyph colors
  17 #   old-kern          => generate old fashioned kern tables.
  18 #   - this one is important because it generates correct kerning tables for legacy
  19 #     applications
  20 def_gen_flags = ("opentype", "glyph-comments", "glyph-colors", "old-kern")
  21 exp_gen_flags = def_gen_flags + ("omit-instructions",)
  22
  23 if fontforge.version() < required_version:
  24   print ("Your version of FontForge is too old - %s or newer is required" % (required_version));
  25 # FoundryName is not used in TTF generation
  26 fontforge.setPrefs("FoundryName", "DejaVu");
  27 # first 4 characters of TTFFoundry are used for achVendId
  28 fontforge.setPrefs("TTFFoundry", "DejaVu")
  29 i = 1
  30 while i < len(sys.argv):
  31   font=fontforge.open(sys.argv[i]);
  32   gen_flags = def_gen_flags
  33
  34   # Serif Italic and Serif Bold Italic are experimental
  35   if font.fontname.rfind("Serif") > -1 and font.fontname.rfind("Italic") > -1:
  36     gen_flags = exp_gen_flags;
  37   if font.fontname.rfind("Condensed") > -1:
  38     gen_flags = exp_gen_flags;
  39   if font.fontname.rfind("ExtraLight") > -1:
  40     gen_flags = exp_gen_flags;
  41
  42   fontname = "generated/" + font.fontname + ".ttf";
  43   font.generate(fontname,"",gen_flags);
  44   font.close();
  45   i += 1;