Dusted off - made to work to some extent

.gitignore

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 venv
-svgs
+svgs/
-ttf
+ttf/
-idea
+idea
+__pycache__/

arch-linux.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+arch packages: fontforge python-svgwrite-1.4.3-5
+
+prep:
+	mkdir svgs
+k

ffimport.py

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ def run(path, font_name):
     font.fontname = font_name
     # noinspection SpellCheckingInspection
     font.familyname = 'Hershey'
+    print(os.listdir(os.path.join(svg_folder, font_name)))
     for svg in os.listdir(os.path.join(svg_folder, font_name)):
         if svg[-4:] == '.svg':
             match = re.match(r'ascii(\d+)_l(-?[\d.]+)_r(-?[\d.]+).svg', svg)
@@ -26,18 +27,29 @@ def run(path, font_name):
 
             glyph = font.createMappedChar(character)
             # Import the outlines *before* setting the bearings. Otherwise, everything will be reset.
-            glyph.importOutlines(os.path.join(svg_folder, font_name, svg))
+
+            print("and then?", os.path.join(svg_folder, font_name, svg))
+            glyph.importOutlines(os.path.join(svg_folder, font_name, svg))  # SILENT CRASH
+
+
             glyph.stroke('circular', stroke_size, 'round', 'round')
-            # glyph.correctDirection()
+            glyph.correctDirection()
-            glyph.removeOverlap()
             glyph.simplify()
-            glyph.left_side_bearing = float(match.group(2))
+            glyph.round()
+            glyph.removeOverlap()
+
+            #glyph.stroke('circular', stroke_size, 'round', 'round')
+            # glyph.correctDirection()
+            #glyph.removeOverlap()
+            #glyph.simplify()
+            glyph.left_side_bearing = int(round(float(match.group(2))))
             # Compensate for the stroke with on the right side bearing
-            glyph.right_side_bearing = float(match.group(3)) - stroke_size
+            glyph.right_side_bearing = int(round(float(match.group(3)) - stroke_size))
 
         else:
             print(f'Not a SVG file: {os.path.join(svg_folder, font_name, svg)}')
 
     # Assumes ttf folder exists
+    print("Done gen, writing")
     ttf_folder = os.path.join(path, 'ttf')
     font.generate(os.path.join(ttf_folder, font_name + '.ttf'))

hmpparser.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import os
 import re
 
-from dataclasses import Metadata
+from local_dataclasses import Metadata
 
 types = {'p': 'Plain', 's': 'Simplex', 'd': 'Duplex', 'cs': 'Complex_Small', 'c': 'Complex', 't': 'Triplex'}
 names = {'roman': 'Roman', 'greek': 'Greek', 'italic': 'Italic', 'script': 'Script', 'cyril': 'Cyrillic',

main.py

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from sys import argv
 import hmpparser
 import ocxparser
 import svggenerator
-from dataclasses import Metadata
+from local_dataclasses import Metadata
 
 path = os.getcwd()
 svgs_folder = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), 'svgs')
@@ -15,12 +15,10 @@ font_forge_path = 'C:\\Program Files (x86)\\FontForgeBuilds\\bin'
 
 
 def generate_ttf(font_name):
-    if os.path.isdir(os.path.join(svgs_folder, font_name)):
+    print('GEN', font_name, path)
-        # Remember that the command must be single-line.
+    # 'gdb', '--args',
-        # That is why we use semicolons instead of line breaks.
+    subprocess.run([ 'fontforge', '-c', f'import os;os.chdir(r"{path}");import ffimport;ffimport.run(r"{path}", "{font_name}")'])
-        os.chdir(font_forge_path)
+    exit()
-        subprocess.run(['fontforge', '-c',
-                        f'import os;os.chdir(r"{path}");import ffimport;ffimport.run(r"{path}", "{font_name}")'])
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':

ocxparser.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import os
 import re
 
-from dataclasses import Glyph
+from local_dataclasses import Glyph
 
 offset = ord('R')
 

svggenerator.py

@@ -1,34 +1,31 @@
 import os
 
 import svgwrite
-from svgwrite.shapes import Polyline
+from svgwrite.path import Path
 
-from dataclasses import Glyph, Metadata
+from local_dataclasses import Glyph, Metadata
 
 base = 16
 cap = -16
 svg_size = 1024
 guard = 12
-line_style = {'fill': 'none', 'stroke': 'black', 'stroke-width': 0, 'stroke-linecap': 'round',
-              'stroke-linejoin': 'round'}
 
 
 def generate(glyph: Glyph, metadata: Metadata):
-    """Uses the glyph and the metadata to create the SVGs.
+    print(f"Generating character '{metadata.character}' for font {metadata.font_name}")
 
-    The subfolder is the font name.
-    The SVG name contains the metadata necessary to import the glyph to the font.
-    """
-    print(f'Generating character \'{metadata.character}\' for font {metadata.font_name}')
-
-    # Assumes font folder already exists
     font_path = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), 'svgs', metadata.font_name)
 
     left_side_bearing, right_side_bearing = _calculate_bearings(glyph)
     svg_filename = f'ascii{str(metadata.ascii_value)}_l{left_side_bearing}_r{right_side_bearing}.svg'
-    dwg = svgwrite.Drawing(os.path.join(font_path, svg_filename), viewBox=f"0 0 {svg_size} {svg_size}")
+
+    dwg = svgwrite.Drawing(
+        os.path.join(font_path, svg_filename),
+        viewBox=f"0 0 {svg_size} {svg_size}"
+    )
 
     points = []
+
     for coordinate in glyph.coordinates:
         if coordinate:
             x, y = coordinate
@@ -36,20 +33,27 @@ def generate(glyph: Glyph, metadata: Metadata):
             y = _map_to_svg(y)
             points.append((x, y))
         else:
-            # Pen up
-            # Always check if line is empty (i.e. points array is empty).
-            # Empty lines can cause problems.
             if points:
-                dwg.add(Polyline(points, **line_style))
+                _add_path(dwg, points)
             points = []
 
-    # Finalize the drawing
     if points:
-        dwg.add(Polyline(points, **line_style))
+        _add_path(dwg, points)
 
     dwg.save()
 
 
+def _add_path(dwg, points):
+    if not points:
+        return
+
+    p = Path()
+    p.push(f"M {points[0][0]} {points[0][1]}")
+    for x, y in points[1:]:
+        p.push(f"L {x} {y}")
+    dwg.add(p)
+
+
 def _calculate_bearings(glyph: Glyph):
     if glyph.coordinates:
         leftmost_point = _map_to_svg(min(coordinate[0] for coordinate in glyph.coordinates if coordinate))
@@ -63,7 +67,4 @@ def _calculate_bearings(glyph: Glyph):
 
 
 def _map_to_svg(x):
-    # Scale proportionally (* svg_size / (base - cap))
-    # Guard to avoid going out of bounds after stroking the character
-    # Offset, since the SVG starts at zero (+ svg_size / 2)
     return x * (svg_size - 2 * guard) / (base - cap) + svg_size / 2