=============================================== FontLab - class to represent FontLab program interface =============================================== You can access members of this class using object 'fl' There is no explicit constructor for this class, use pre-initialized object 'fl' Always use "from FL import all" at the beginning of your macro. Expanded description font(Font) - read-only - currently active font ifont(integer) - index of currently active font ifontslist(integer) - index of currently selected font in the fonts list panel glyph(Glyph) - read-only - currently active glyph in Font, Glyph or Metrics windows iglyph(integer) - index of currently active glyph tobject(integer) - read-only - type of the currently selected object in the Glyph Window iobject(integer) - read-only - index of currently selected object in the Glyph Window mainwindow(integer) - read-only - reference to FontLab's main window path(string) - read-only - full path to directory where running application is located filename(string) - read-only - application filename version(string) - read-only - application version productnumber(integer) - read-only - product number serialnumber(string) - read-only - serial number as appears in the About window username(string) - read-only - user name as appears in the About window count(integer) - read-only - number of opened fonts (fast operation) count_selected(integer) - read-only - number of the selected glyphs in the Font Window (fast operation) window(integer) - reference to the currently active Glyph, Font or Metrics window delta(Point) - delta value of current coordinate translation in the active Glyph Window scale(Point(float)) - scale value of current coordinate translation in the active Glyph Window tablet_active(boolean) - True if tablet is present and active tablet_pressure(integer) - current tablet's pen pressure preview(string) - contents of the preview panel not reported by docstring namfilename(string) - filename of the default NAM file used to generate names or Unicodes new in v4.54 Mac/Win len() - returns number of opened fonts [] - returns Font by index Close() | (fontindex) - closes the current or 'fontindex' font Open(string filename) | (string filename, boolean addtolist) - opens the font from file using current opening options. If 'addtolist' is True, font is added to FontLab's font list Save(string filename) | (int fontindex, string filename) - saves the current or selected font using strandard FontLab's Save routine GetPathName() | (string title, string message) - displays a dialog box for selecting a folder name and returns a string with the selected path new in v4.54 Mac/Win GetFileName() | (int open_save, string extension, string defaultfilename, string filter) - displays a dialog box for selecting a file name and returns a string with the selected path; open_save: 0 for Save As, 1 for Open; extension: an extension if the user enters a filename without one, e.g. "vfb"; defaultfilename Windows-only?: file name or path put by default in the File name textbox (possibly Windows-only); filter Windows-only?: filenames in the Files of Type/Save as Type combo box, use following format: "FontLab (*.vfb)|*.vfb|PostScript Type 1 (*.pfb)|" new in v4.54 Mac/Win GenerateFont(fontType, filename) - generates Font, available font types: ftFONTLAB - FontLab VFB font ftTYPE1 - PC Type 1 font (binary/PFB) ftTYPE1_MM - PC MultipleMaster font (PFB) ftTYPE1ASCII - PC Type 1 font (ASCII/PFA) ftTYPE1ASCII_MM - PC MultipleMaster font (ASCII/PFA) ftTRUETYPE - PC TrueType/TT OpenType font (TTF) ftOPENTYPE - PS OpenType (CFF-based) font (OTF) ftMACTYPE1 - Mac Type 1 font (generates suitcase and LWFN file, optionally AFM) ftMACTRUETYPE - Mac TrueType font (generates suitcase) ftMACTRUETYPE_DFONT - Mac TrueType font (generates suitcase with resources in data fork) Since v4.52 Mac and v4.53 Win, this method is implemented in the FontLab class. In FontLab 4.5 and 4.51 for Mac, GenerateFont was a method of the Font class but that has been deprecated. Add(Font font) - adds 'font' to list of opened fonts and opens the Font Window for it UpdateFont() | (fontindex) - updates current font or 'fontindex' (slow operation) SetFontWindow(fontindex, Rect position, state) - sets window size and style for Font Window here font 'fontindex' is presented UpdateGlyph() | (glyphindex) - updates current or 'glyphindex' glyph of the current font EditGlyph() | (glyphindex) - opens the Glyph window for the 'glyphindex' glyph in the current font CallCommand(commandcode) - simulates the menu or toolbar command. Check WS_* constants for list of available commands Selected() | (glyphindex) - returns True if current glyph or 'glyphindex' glyph is selected Select(glyphid) | (glyphid, value) - changes glyph's selection state. 'glyphid' may be string (glyph name), Uni (Unicode index) or integer (glyph index) Unselect() - deselects all glyphs in the current font (fast operation) Message(string message, string question, string OKstring, string Cancelstring) - shows the alert message dialog box, all parameters but first can be omitted ScreenToGlyph(Point position) - converts screen coordinates to glyph coordinates in the current Glyph Window GlyphToScreen(Point position) - converts glyph coordinates to screen coordinates in the current Glyph Window UpdateRect(Rect r) - updates rectangle in the current Glyph Window HitContour(Point p) - contour hit detection in the current Glyph Window - returns tuple of (nodeindex, nodesubindex, hit_time) GetCanvas() - returns Canvas for the current Glyph Window GetConvert(Canvas c) - copies conversion parameters from the current Glyph Window to the Canvas c BeginProgress(string title, counts) - opens the Progress dialog box with. 'counts' - number of 'ticks' TickProgress(tick) - updates the Progress bar, returns False if Cancel button was pressed. This is relatively 'expensive' operation EndProgress() - closes the Progress dialog box Random(hivalue) | (lovalue, hivalue) - returns random value (fast operation) TransformGlyph(glyph, code, text) - transforms the glyph using one of the Transform actions. Save one of Transform Range programs for reference to format of the command string ForSelected(string function_name) - calls 'function_name' for each selected glyph in the current font. Function has following format: function(Font font, Glyph glyph, glyphindex) SetUndo() - save current state to undo buffer this method is not reported by the docstring