fontgen 0.0.4

Python package for generating fonts

fontgen

Python package for generating fonts.

Installation

This is one time process.

Fontgen requires Python 3.8 or later.

First you need to create a virtual environment for python

On macOS and Linux:

python3 -m venv venv

On Windows:

py -m venv venv

Activating a virtual environment

On macOS and Linux:

source venv/bin/activate

On Windows:

.\venv\Scripts\activate

Downloading and Installing fontgen

Run following command

pip install fontgen

Usage

Make sure the virtual environment is activated.

Refer to Activating a virtual environment

Set a configuration before running a command for the first time. Refer to democonfig.ini for config format.

Load a configuration if you have any custom configuration.

fontgen -lc myconfig.ini

If you don't want to use config file. Tyle this command to set empty config.

fontgen -lc reset

Compile a font:

fontgen -f "Font Family Name" -o var

For italic version you will have to type "Font Family Name Italic"

For detailed usage, type:

fontgen -h

Directory structure

You can keep designspace file or glyphs file under masters directory. If it is glyphs file, you can convert it to designspace by running following command. Make sure to create info.txt file in the directory.

fontgen -f "Font Family Name" -gd

/ Base Directory (Name of the Directory = Font family name)
    / masters
        /Family Name.designspace (or)
        /Family Name.glyphs
    /info.txt