# robothon06
# Compile a new glyph from a list of accents and required anchors
# Demo of multiple accents chaining together, or "stacking".
# For this example you need to set up a couple of things
# in your test font:
# - base glyph "a", with anchor "top" and anchor "bottom"
# - glyph "dieresis" with anchor "_top" and anchor "top"
# - glyph "acture" with anchor "_top"
# - glyph "cedilla" with anchor "_bottom"
#
from robofab.world import CurrentFont
font = CurrentFont()
# this is a list of tuples
# each tuple has the name of the accent as first element
# and the name of the anchor which to use as the second element
accentList = [("dieresis", "top"), ("acute", "top"), ("cedilla", "bottom")]
# The accents are compiled in this order, so first
# "dieresis" connects to "a" using "top" anchor
# "acute" connects to dieresis, using the next "top" anchor
font.compileGlyph("myCompiledGlyph", "a", accentList)
font.update()
# robothon06
# Compile a new glyph from a list of accents and required anchors
# Demo of multiple accents chaining together, or "stacking".
# For this example you need to set up a couple of things
# in your test font:
# - base glyph "a", with anchor "top" and anchor "bottom"
# - glyph "dieresis" with anchor "_top" and anchor "top"
# - glyph "acture" with anchor "_top"
# - glyph "cedilla" with anchor "_bottom"
from robofab.world import CurrentFont
font = CurrentFont()
# this is a list of tuples
# each tuple has the name of the accent as first element
# and the name of the anchor which to use as the second element
accentList = [("dieresis", "top"),
("acute", "top"),
("cedilla", "bottom")]
# The accents are compiled in this order, so first
# "dieresis" connects to "a" using "top" anchor
# "acute" connects to dieresis, using the next "top" anchor
font.compileGlyph("myCompiledGlyph", "a", accentList)
font.update()