thundernixon / thundernixon-glyphs_scripts

Repo of scripts for Glyphs App

Glyphs Scripts

Python scripts for Glyphs App.

Scripts that are working well go into the master branch. Scripts that may be in a work-in-progress state are in the wip branch.

Note to self: pull in updates between branches with git merge master --no-commit, in order to review changes (especially deleted WIP scripts) before committing them.

🚨 Before using 🚨

These scripts are quick tools for working with fonts in progress. Most of the code is specific to my current work, and is not necessarily made to work with any arbitrary font file.

Before using a script, please read (at minimum) the docstring for each script to know the what it does and if variables should be set inside the code before use. Where variables should be set before use, these lines of code are clearly commented. Always have backups of you work before running scripts that will edit data, and check results before saving. Ideally, read and know what entire scripts will do before using them.

More Information

The following is adapted from mekkablue/Glyphs-Scripts.

Installation

Put the scripts into the Scripts folder which appears when you choose Script > Open Scripts Folder (Cmd-Shift-Y). Then, hold down the Option (Alt) key, and choose Script > Reload Scripts (Cmd-Opt-Shift-Y). Now the scripts are visible in the Script menu

For some of the scripts, you will also need to install Tal Leming's Vanilla: Go to Glyphs > Preferences > Addons > Modules and click the Install Modules button. That’s it.

Troubleshooting

Please report problems and request features as a GitHub issue. Make sure you have the latest version of the scripts and your app is up to date. And please, always indicate both your Glyphs and macOS version. You can also reach out to me on Twitter (@thundernixon) if you have any comments or questions. Thank you.

Requirements

The scripts require Glyphs 2.x running on macOS 10.9 or later. I can only test them and make them work in the latest version of the software.

License

Copyright 2018 Stephen Nixon (@thundernixon). Some code samples by Rainer Erich Scheichelbauer (@mekkablue), Georg Seifert (@schriftgestalt), and Tal Leming (@typesupply). Others may be credited in the docstring of individual scripts.

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use the software provided here except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at

http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

See the License file included in this repository for further details.