=============================================== Font - base class to represent font =============================================== Font() - generic constructor, creates an empty Font Font(Font) - copy constructor Font(string filename) - creates a Font and assigns name of the VFB file from which it was opened Font(Font, instances) - generate instance constructor, instances is a tuple containing instance values for all MM axes defined in the font not reported by docstring file_name(string) - full path of the file from which the font was opened/saved this attribute is not reported by the docstring family_name(string) - font Family Name style_name full_name(string) - font Full Name font_name(string) - font Font Name font_style(integer) - Font Style as BitList: italic = 1 underscored = 2 negative = 4 outlined = 8 strikethough = 16 bold = 32 menu_name(string) - font menu name apple_name(string) - FOND Name this attribute is not reported by the docstring fond_id(int) - FOND ID not reported by docstring, new in v4.5.2 pref_family_name(string) - OpenType-specific font Family Name this attribute is not reported by the docstring pref_style_name(string) - OpenType-specific font Style Name this attribute is not reported by the docstring mac_compatible(string) - OpenType-specific font Mac Name this attribute is not reported by the docstring default_character(string)- glyph name that represents the PFM default character attribute not reported by docstring weight weight_code width designer(string) designer_url(string) fontnames[NameRecord] - list of font name records copyright(string) - Copyright name field notice(string) - Notice field note(string) - Font note unique_id(integer) - Type 1 Unique ID number tt_u_id(string) - TrueType Unique ID record tt_version(string) - TrueType Version record trademark(string) x_u_id_num x_u_id vendor(string) - TrueType vendor code vendor_url(string) version(string) year(integer) version_major(integer) version_minor(integer) vp_id(integer) ms_charset(integer) ms_id(integer) panose[integer] - list of Panose values pcl_chars_set(string) pcl_id(integer) upm ascender[integer] - list of ascenders, one for each master descender[integer] - list of descenders, one for each master cap_height[integer] - list of CapHeight records, one for each master x_height[integer] - list of xHeight values, one for each master default_width slant_angle italic_angle(float) - Italic Angle is_fixed_pitch underline_position(integer) underline_thickness(integer) blue_fuzz blue_scale blue_shift blue_values_num(integer) - number of defined blue values blue_values[integer[integer]] - two-dimentional array of BlueValues master index is top-level index other_blues_num(integer) - number of defined OtherBlues values other_blues[integer[integer]] - two-dimentional array of OtherBlues master index is top-level index family_blues_num(integer) - number of FamilyBlues records family_blues[integer[integer]] - two-dimentional array of FamilyBlues master index is top-level index family_other_blues_num(integer) - number of FamilyOtherBlues records family_other_blues[integer[integer]] - two-dimentional array of FamilyOtherBlues master index is top-level index force_bold[integer] - list of Force Bold values, one for each master stem_snap_h_num(integer) stem_snap_h stem_snap_v_num(integer) stem_snap_v modified(integer) - 0 if unmodified, 1 if modified (to control the 'save changes' dialog) this attribute is not reported by the docstring collection[integer] - list of glyph indexes in the Collection panel new in v4.6.1 and not reported by docstring classes[string] - list of glyph classes ot_classes(string) - string containing the OT classes defined in the lower right part of the OpenType panel this description is not reported by the docstring features[Feature] - list of OpenType features customdata(string) - font custom data field truetypetables[TrueTypeTable] - list of custom TrueType tables ttinfo(TTInfo) - loaded TrueType information (mostly hinting-related tables) encoding(Encoding) - current encoding of the font codepages[integer] - list of codepage-numbers (see OT-specs) this attribute is not reported by the docstring this attribute is linked with the ttinfo.os2_ul_code_page_range1 and ttinfo.os2_ul_code_page_range2 values unicoderanges[integer] - list of unicoderange-numbers (see OT-specs) this attribute is not reported by the docstring glyphs[Glyph] - array of glyphs source - the Created By field this description is not reported by the docstring weight_vector[float] - list of MM-settings for generate instance hguides [Guide] - list of horizontal guides new in v4.5.4 and not reported by docstring vguides [Guide] - list of vertical guides new in v4.5.4 and not reported by docstring len - returns number of glyphs [] - accesses glyphs array New() - clears the font Open(string filename) - opens font from VFB format Save(string filename) - saves font in VFB format OpenAFM(string filename, int mode, int layer) - open AFM-File, mode is the integer bit field. The bit list is: ALLMETRICS - 0x0001 THICKERMETRICS - 0x0002 WIDERMETRICS - 0x0004 CLOSEMETRICS - 0x0008 REPLACEKERNING - 0x0010 ADDKERNING - 0x0020 AUTOKERNING - 0x0040 REPLACEOTHERDATA - 0x0100 REPLACENAMES - 0x0200 this method is not reported by the docstring Constants for mode only in v4.5 Mac mtALLMETRICS mtTHICKERMETRICS mtWIDERMETRIC mtCLOSEMETRICS mtREPLACEKERNING mtADDKERNING mtAUTOKERNING mtREPLACEOTHERDATA mtREPLACENAMES SaveAFM(string filename) - saves AFM- and INF-File this method is not reported by the docstring Reencode(Encoding E)|(Encoding E, integer style) - applies Encoding E to Font - possible style values: 0: move glyphs to the new codepage 1: copy glyphs the parameters of this method are not reported by the docstring FindGlyph(string name) | (Uni unicode) | (integer Unicode) - finds glyph and return its index or -1 DefineAxis(string Name, string Type, string ShortName) - defines the new Multiple Master axis DeleteAxis(axisindex, float position) - removes the axis GenerateUnicode() - generates Unicode indexes for all glyphs GenerateNames() | (string path) - generates names for all glyphs, using default NAM specified in path or default NAM file if path not present optional path parameter is new in v4.54 Win/Mac GenerateGlyph(string definition) | (string definition, int flag) - returns a new glyph object built using definition; definition can be a glyph name that should be included in the Mapping/alias.dat file or be a combination of glyphnames separated by operators: - the '_' operator creates a ligature that is automatically decomposed - the '+' operator creates a composite glyph by alighing all glyphs centrally; '+' can be followed by an optional modifier: '<': shift component to the left; '>': shift component to the right; '|': center component; '~': align component on the baseline; '^' :shift component up by (cap height – x height) if flag equals 1, ligatures are not decomposed optional, new in v4.61 Win has_key(string name) | (Uni unicode) | (integer Unicode) - finds glyph and return 1 (found) or 0 (not found) this method is not reported by the docstring GenerateFont(fontType, filename) - generates Font, see FontLab class for description. As a method of the Font class, this method is deprecated. Since v4.52 Mac and v4.53 Win, GenerateFont is a method of the FontLab class