A feed of the Mechanic RoboFont script database http://scripts.robofontmechanic.com/rss https://gist.github.com/frankrolf/07d09be24d22413e55ba2a9b4d12a2c8 Little helpers in a right-click menu for RoboFont’s Font Overview window https://github.com/LaPolice/LP-RF-Tools/tree/master/Simple-versioning Simple versioning system supporting the La Police type development process. https://github.com/LaPolice/LP-RF-Tools/tree/master/Update-font-info-note Allows quick access and editing of the current font's info.note content, to pair with Simple versioning. https://gist.github.com/adbac/2d2150d5e90a1008c1b8ecb28febfc60 A new version of ProductionType’s magneticMetrics script, adapted for RoboFont 4 (using Subscriber and Merz). Originally written by ProductionType, updated by Adrien Bachelart. https://gist.github.com/connordavenport/ea50758429974d12df3d5c114d9d491b A manager for custom vertical metrics https://gist.github.com/LettError/be076a82bded34216f07818bd77e38af RoboFont layer's drawing states are sometimes a bit fiddly to edit. Different colors, different fills. When your designspace has many sources switching between different states can be visually jarring. This here script takes the current font as a model, and then applies its layer states and layer colors to the other open sources. https://gist.github.com/ryanbugden/2279e5378fa9a73245af30dfbae2904a Selectively load individual extensions from the comfort of Safe Mode. https://gist.github.com/okay-type/64f4579bee049d7fd8ddf019070e5d3b Open Robofont scripting windows with preset code https://gist.github.com/ryanbugden/455818708d590dcc4d055f42e4671c25 This tool speeds up the process of syncing point length ratios across multiple sources. Select points in one open source, and corresponding glyphs in other open sources will automatically adjust (make sure those glyph windows are open, or changes will occur unseen). The tool offers options to either match the ratio of the selected points in the current glyph or make all corresponding points adhere to the calculated average ratio between them. You can also specify how much it adjusts on-curve versus off-curve points. Also, it has a basic global undo button. It works best with Smooth Operator and AngleRatioTool. Use those to diagnose issues and this tool to fix them. Open to name suggestions for this tool :) https://gist.github.com/ryanbugden/b91b13c35dee797fabb6b29d3c9cd8ca A Subscriber-based version of eventObserver. Useful for tracking internal notifications and tool-building. https://gist.github.com/ryanbugden/d338fd89e123fa3b9adf3c35491e4c07 Keep your text vertically centered in Space Center, unless the text is taller than the Space Center window. In that case, it will go back to top-aligning. https://gist.github.com/ryanbugden/567ed3530e5e8c0485e33720da106e75 This is a right-click contextual menu for Font Overview. It allows you to quickly rename all selected glyphs, with (Rename, Find/Replace, Add to name, Force Suffix). It's kind of like Suffixer, but right there in Font Overview. https://gist.github.com/LettError/38245266a54e4a19dffe870397046ad5 Adds a guideline for points (near selected points in the glyph) on the curve where the tangent is at a given angle. https://gist.github.com/arialcrime/d2fa5b7abaee7f8dba9bdf40c74d8894 This is an example on how to rearrange an existing designspace file through a script. It sorts sources & instances, cleans up instances names and paths, and generates a weight axis map based on style names. https://gist.github.com/typoman/88c6a8b31cf2177f97f40adb29e699ad To create RoboFont glyph construction syntax out of the exisiting composites inside a font using the anchor names. It's like doing the glyphConstruction in reverse. https://gist.github.com/ryanbugden/8e1f9d3ea82ea7ff6b53a2c93df400ed A simple window to auto-assign unicodes (based on glyph names) or glyph names (based on unicodes) to selected glyphs, the current font, or all fonts. https://gist.github.com/ryanbugden/02a2485c16ce519ee9b7b7379d1d1e6c Set the kern value of the current pair to the value from the pair you were just on. Two scripts: one Start-up, another normal/executable (currently via the PageDn key [set your own shortcut within the script.). https://gist.github.com/frankrolf/e75980e3895df26615cc8ed1e60f9c5b Redraw glyphs if necessary, so off-curve start points no longer exist https://gist.github.com/arialcrime/b5bd496531bcc3ab76c4fe54e6bc14f1 Basic structure for a Subscriber/Merz thing that would show/hide drawn stuff in glyph editor window https://gist.github.com/ryanbugden/20e2b4296ad5202eb4c10931d165c72c This script aligns selected points intelligently. It will look at the x-coordinate offset and the y-coordinate offset and align according to whichever one is smaller. It will also make an educated guess as to which direction you'd like to align it. And adjust to your italic angle when helpful. https://gist.github.com/ryanbugden/dc2a56ee2eac23cf74c60a4585f73e49 A script that rotates your glyph and all of its layers. It does its best to rotate it in a helpful way, not necessarily just around the body of the contours themselves. https://github.com/typedev/UFOfileZipper/blob/master/tdUFOfileZipper.py The script runs after saving the ufo-file and packs it into a zip archive. The previous version of the zip archive is copied with the "back" suffix. In this way, you always have the current saved version of the ufo-file in the zip archive and the second previous copy. https://gist.github.com/ryanbugden/109636cce4a50fa38f9ff6562ea9392a A little script to test alternate glyphs in context. Type a test string with blanks (_). See that test string with blanks replaced by selected glyphs. https://gist.github.com/ryanbugden/326ba693da025634e8f80c22e4d53eb9 Scripts for moving SVG shape data to and from Figma (or other apps) via pasteboard. These enable you to: 1) Have a new menu item (Edit > Copy Glyph as SVG), which should take the current glyph and put it in your pasteboard as SVG data 2) Allow most Figma-based "copy-as-svg"s to be able to be pasted directly into RF. https://gist.github.com/frankrolf/841b46a259a1dc424054c33953c99681 This moves the current contour selection to the next logical step, until the selection comes back around to its origin. This is similar to RF’s tabbing of selected points, but with multiple points/selections supported. I have set these scripts to shortcut combinations ctrl-[ and ctrl-] https://gist.github.com/LettError/b6dc76bfb677878952f5cfdcfc39e131 RoboFont Script that offers a small UI for copying the selected glyphs in different ways. https://gist.github.com/LettError/7bbf52eeadfee6cb16e1afa2b9af802a Horizontal scaling while preserving the italic angle. (by "unskewing" the geometry to "upright", then scaling, then "reskewing" back to the italic angle) https://gist.github.com/ryanbugden/7b885e69768f5c618ae9cec418f102a6 Copy glyphs from an open UFO to another UFO, provided the glyph doesn't yet exist in the destination UFO. This is useful if you’d like a starting point for drawing some glyphs in a new design source. https://gist.github.com/colinmford/561756fcc7f51ca9210bce08f111377b Undo rounded corners in a flash with Sharpen Corner™ https://gist.github.com/okay-type/b6a63ff8a56874d77758afda580dbcda A UI for running a bunch of UFOs through a function https://gist.github.com/frankrolf/a4fe38d51a05fe8a56743d1472779136 Show supported Unicode categories, filter font overview by category. https://gist.github.com/frankrolf/8eadb9455e1b31b0bcd7105954f453b0 A small window which shows which Unicode ranges are supported, at what extent.Clicking on a range name filters the font overview accordingly. https://github.com/ryanbugden/RoboFont/tree/master/Kerning%20ETA "I'm almost done with this pairlist", you say? Nope! You're probably not. Install this as a start-up script, and you''ll get a nice little message on the top-right of your Metrics Machine extension with an estimated time to expect to be done with your pair-list, at your current rate. See linked repo for more info. https://gist.github.com/ryanbugden/7df9d90036ec716bebf0fc2e39731555 This is a small proof-of-concept script that allows you to scale the selected contours horizontally while compensating for the font’s italicAngle. https://gist.github.com/frankrolf/e60e0966ef25915b9f55789b8c954962 Run this script to skew the selected segments to the italic angle. https://gist.github.com/arialcrime/67e09fd5b392520fc6a0050fd73cf6cd This paints glyph window background in layer color. Helps to make user aware they are currently not working on default layer. https://gist.github.com/ryanbugden/370012b38469247cca219c90bfc35e1a This is a little window with sliders that give you more control over how text looks in your space center. Currently it gives you control over size, line-height, and top/left padding... to a more exteme extent than the native drop-down. https://gist.github.com/ryanbugden/e13fa4f24428a0f0aebeebe42c3d002c If you select two points and hit Shift+Control+G, it will make an angled guideline on the two points. If the selection has 1 pt, it will make a horizontal guide. I forget what happens when you have more than 2 selected points, but it's less useful. https://gist.github.com/typoman/4169203c4507f23400b6c58140f0cf92 In a glyph that contains components, if you double click on a component, the glyph view switches to that glyph. This makes it possible to modify the component glyph immediately without having to search for the glyph name. https://gist.github.com/okay-type/9d768ddcb8cad5fe9c1eb8c5386e380c save/load a window's size and position https://gist.github.com/okay-type/0922f38ce7268cda58bf915cdfb89b00 Proof of concept: collect subscriber events but wait for a pause proceeding https://gist.github.com/ryanbugden/229da5d9b23f7609d98f769398620f24 Adds a contextual menu item to Font Overview that toggles whether all of the selected glyphs will be set to non-exporting. https://github.com/ryanbugden/Text-Collector Places a button to the left of the main input text dialog in your Space Center. This button, when pressed, saves the current string to the Input Text tab in your RoboFont preferences (for easy auto-complete access later). https://gist.github.com/connordavenport/a4f31f3b94b2fb3a969b18ecbcfef846 A series of scripts that add “open last font” functionality to RoboFont. Set the CanCloser.py as a startup script and CanOpener.py uses command+shift+T to open the last font. https://gist.github.com/okay-type/5ff7c9a24162884680b06461a1352abb Sorta like a 'back' button for the CurrentGlyph https://gist.github.com/okay-type/9111826ae6571d56905538c98d5de369 Adds a flag to the glyph edit view with the mark color https://gist.github.com/okay-type/e8e608926dcbcef6148cfaadddb2e959 Show control glyphs on the left and right in glyph edit view https://gist.github.com/okay-type/5b82a346996015f26e0e4f4d1a3cec85 Adds a UI to the glyph edit view for lazily adjusting the horizontal metrics https://gist.github.com/okay-type/73637a66de2772a0d18c68efa404a1e7 Adds a UI in glypheditview to preview components based on anchors https://gist.github.com/arialcrime/90f19972a80b21db0da19d1d04f3ad76 This gives an overview of all active subscribers, tells you where they come from, and gives the option to unsubscribe from the ones selected. https://gist.github.com/connordavenport/f9c3b571acc37f10a655e1be6d34fe6c Convert arrow functions to ASWD keys in the glyphView. If you have shortcuts already set up for any of these keys you will run into issues! https://gist.github.com/connordavenport/905b29d9fd19087ba1ebd3976c910123 Syncs anchors across glyphs based on a list in a "base glyph". https://gist.github.com/frankrolf/a90c95a7c1c798befa9b8b64cd9f1e25 close paths based on point distance rather than to which contour they belong to https://gist.github.com/typesupply/247b3f59143e7dc94d2c3e4bbcdb9165 Smartly start tabular figures. https://gist.github.com/typesupply/f0c965bb50f5625ec032c957279eb7cd Make .den glyphs, add components referencing .num glyphs and position them at the bottom. https://gist.github.com/ryanbugden/2e2ca71efc57f867c9fb079cfa4a91e5 Adds a right-click menu-item to Font Overview. All selected glyphs will be set to the same glyph width. The original spacing decisions of the glyph will be "honored". Before inputting your desired glyph width, it will suggest the median of the selection. https://gist.github.com/ryanbugden/a6f152e995c875ebe599d3b0370a8d05 Cycles through different options for Space Center’s cut-off. according to your font's dimensions. The shortcut is set to Control + C, but you can change it. https://gist.github.com/ryanbugden/224fc8cfb04671ba9e521a7b958aa138 Allows you to get rid of Inspector panels you never use. https://gist.github.com/ryanbugden/e134aed20d7a9d586b17cd2288cb41cc Adds a button to your Glyph Editor to summon the corresponding font overview. Great for cluttered multi-window mode users. Note: you can also now hit Option+Command+E https://gist.github.com/ryanbugden/d90b284ec9a2648ede01d944e84ad5e9 Adds a menu item to "File" which saves all open fonts (not other documents like scripts). Update: Deprecated. This behavior (File > [hold Option] > Save All Fonts) was built into RoboFont as of RF 4.4. Feel free to ignore this script. https://gist.github.com/ryanbugden/eb6a3eab6507b535c8c62ddad22d8f23 A simple window which allows you to choose which parts of the current glyph you'd like to chop off (e.g above cap height and below baseline)