Add python script to center glyph vertically

[abdelouahabb]

Hi, Thank you for this wonderful software. My problem is I can only select left/right guidlines (from the layers), I try to center this icon in the middle, but the lonly way I have now is to scale down. In previous version, I remember I did that, but not anymore!

[larsenwork]

I'm not completely sure what you're aiming to achieve from your description. You can set the width and center the glyph using the metrics menu

[davelab6]

These are not guides, they are sideBearings :)

[abdelouahabb]

there is center in width but there is no center in height, which is the problem here :(

[larsenwork]

I don't believe that's been a feature i recent times and it's not really something you'd need for fonts. You can always export and edit in the vector editor you have (illustrator, inkscape etc.) - they are better suited for drawing icons anyway and then just import once everything is done. Just remember to use the same size in both programs UPM

[abdelouahabb]

I ended up with scale down the chars, but I am pretty sure I was able to use the upper handler, but dont remember the version...

Edit: @andreaslarsen now I get the problem, this is because I merged two fonts, so the new one became smaller to match the first font.

Thank you :)

[larsenwork]

You're welcome:)

[abdelouahabb]

thank you again for this awesome software :+1:

and please, add the option to change the language without deleting the locales, because the french translation is hell !

[davelab6]

The vertical metrics are set in a technical way, but it would be possible to write a python script to set glyphs vertically centered with in them.

I agree about the translation stuff. The best I can say is that you can contribute to make it better! :)

[larsenwork]

if/when someone creates such a script it should have an option to center in UPM and between baseline and ascent

[larsenwork]

and helping with translation is as simple as editing this file https://github.com/fontforge/fontforge/blob/master/po/fr.po

[abdelouahabb]

I wish I could, but I have first to find the right word, because it must be from calligraphy domain, which I am not :(

But seriously, I was really lost in the GUI because it was in french (I speak french), but as long as I deleted the po file, I got it clear!

[cpitclaudel]

This file seems to do something of this flavor: https://fontindustry.googlecode.com/files/centerglyph.py

[odahcam]

Nice @cpitclaudel , but I couldn't install this on FF, since I put the file on /python folder I don't know what to do anymore. Seems like my FF didn't recognize the script since the tools menu never changes. Could you help me?

[cpitclaudel]

Should be in the Fonts/Metrics and Fonts/Transform menus.

[odahcam]

In this places?

Sorry if I'm being stupid, I'm a newbie in this area...

[cpitclaudel]

In that case I have no idea; I don't use that script. I guessed from this section:

if fontforge.hasUserInterface():
    fontforge.registerMenuItem(GetSelectedBound, None, None, "Font", None,
            "Metrics", "Max Selected Size");
    fontforge.registerMenuItem(CenterHeight, None, None, "Font", None, "Metrics", 
            "Center in Height");
    fontforge.registerMenuItem(CenterGlyph, None, None, "Font", None, "Metrics", 
            "Center in Glyph");
    fontforge.registerMenuItem(ScaleToEm, None, None, "Font", None, "Transform", 
            "Scale to Em");

[davelab6]

All scripts menu items appear inside the tools menu; this sets up submenus within it

[odahcam]

Yeah, but the code is from 2008 and FF is on a 2015 build. I think there's a conflict of versions...