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MFEK / sfdLib.py

An SFD to UFO converter
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Add a font builder #8

Closed khaledhosny closed 5 years ago

khaledhosny commented 6 years ago

This would take the parsed SFD font an build a binary font out of it, essentially providing a pure Python pipeline for building SFD fonts.

anthrotype commented 6 years ago

Interesting. Why not instead hook sfd2ufo into the existing UFO pipeline and build the OTF from it?

anthrotype commented 6 years ago

I mean fontmake

khaledhosny commented 6 years ago

That should be possible already using the UFO files we generate, but there are many features of SFD files that can’t be represented in UFO, and a way to build fonts that make use of such features would be nice.

Anyway it is a long term goal when I need something to keep me busy, I have no urgent need for this.

davelab6 commented 6 years ago

Adrien might have some comments on this

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That should be possible already using the UFO files we generate, but there are many features of SFD files that can’t be represented in UFO, and a way to build fonts that make use of such features would be nice.

Anyway it is a long term goal when I need something to keep me busy, I have no urgent need for this.

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khaledhosny commented 5 years ago

Sticking with FontForge, it might be rusty but at least it works.