Glyphs Scripts

Python scripts I've created for use in Glyphs.app. I can give no promise that any of these work nor that they won't completely destroy your project so please use them with a good backup on your project.

About Each Script

Add Corner Component

Adds a selected corner component to the selected node(s) with the option to apply on all compatible masters (if masters are compatible). If multiple nodes are selected, it first applies the "sharpen corner" function.

Change Width Centered

This is kind of like a multiplexer, only more boring. You plug in a width, and it can adjust the RSB and LSB of all masters of a selected character to get it to that width. I created this script because Glyphs default behavior is to just add the space to the RSB. But with tabular figures, CJK full width latin characters, or a multiplexed font you'll want to keep the spacing pretty similar to how it previously was.

Average Width

Adds up and averages the width of all the masters/layers for a selected glyph. I made it to help me figure out a good starting point width for tabular figures.

Create Drop Shadow

There are tools like this available through the Glyphs Plugin Manager. The main difference here is that mine is probably more shitty, and mine has the option to keep the letter, or just leave the shadow—which is handy if you want to create a font file of just shadows.

Create Cast Shadow

This creates a shadow as if the letter is a 3d object. You should probably not run this on more than 50 characters, as the process takes a little time.

Create Sign Painter Drop Shadow

This functions like Create Drop Shadow does, only it tries to blob things out a little bit, like it was painted instead of digitally generated. Definitely finagle with the settings before you give up on it. It requires fine tuning in order to perform.

Mirror Components Across Masters

Mirrors the components of the active layer to all other masters, updating any discrepancies.

Simplify Shape

This script reduces nodes at a ratio of your choosing. Best when used on grungy, messy, thousand+ node vectors.

Randomly Move Points

Jumbles the points within a certain specified amount. Lets you choose to only have OCP get jumbled. This is really only useful for making ugly things on purpose.

Reset All Components

Resets the scale of all components in the selected glyph to 100% with options for all masters and automatic alignment.

Delete Largest Path/Keep Largest Path/Delete Smallest Path

I made these to delete some of the accidental shapes that were left after running Create Cast Shadow or other path manipulating scripts.

Count on Curve Points

This counts all on curve points for each master or layer of a selected glyph. Made to help figure out interpolation issues on complex drawings.

Installation

Put the scripts into the Scripts folder which appears when you choose Open Scripts Folder from the Scripts menu.

For some scripts, you will also need to install Tal Leming's Vanilla. Here's how.

In Glyphs 2.0 or later, go to Glyphs > Preferences > Addons > Modules and click the Install Modules button. You are done and can skip the rest of these installation instructions.

For Glyphs 1.x, open Terminal and copy and paste the following lines and hit return. You can copy all of them at once. Notes: the second line (curl) may take a while, the sudo line will prompt you for your password (type it and press Return, you will not see bullets):

cd ~/Library/
curl http://download.robofab.com/RoboFab_599_plusAllDependencies.zip > robofab.zip
unzip -o robofab.zip -d Python_Installs
rm robofab.zip
cd Python_Installs/Vanilla/
sudo python2.6 setup.py install

And you are done. The installation should be effective immediately, but in case it does not work right away, you may want to restart your Mac or log out and back in again.

While we're at it, we can also install Robofab, DialogKit, and FontTools. You do not need those for my scripts though:

cd ../Robofab/
sudo python2.6 setup.py install
cd ../DialogKit/
sudo python2.6 install.py
cd ../FontTools/
sudo python2.6 setup.py install

Credits

All my code borrows heavily from existing mekkablue, and definitely 100% couldn't exist without his prolific amounts of open source code. Praise be to him.

License

Copyright 2017 Kyle Wayne Benson (@kylewaynebenson) Some code samples by Rainer Erich Scheichelbauer (@mekkablue), Georg Seifert (@schriftgestalt) and Tal Leming (@typesupply).

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.