Glyph¶

`BaseGlyph`(args, *kwargs)	A glyph object.
`BaseGlyph.addImage`([path, data, scale, ...])	Set the image in the glyph.
`BaseGlyph.anchors`	An Immutable List of all anchors in the glyph.
`BaseGlyph.appendAnchor`([name, position, ...])	Append an anchor to this glyph.
`BaseGlyph.appendComponent`([baseGlyph, ...])	Append a component to this glyph.
`BaseGlyph.appendContour`(contour[, offset])	Append a contour containing the same data as `contour` to this glyph.
`BaseGlyph.appendGlyph`(other[, offset])	Append the data from `other` to new objects in this glyph.
`BaseGlyph.appendGuideline`([position, angle, ...])	Append a guideline to this glyph.
`BaseGlyph.area`	The area of the glyph as a Integer/Float or, in the case of empty glyphs `None`.
`BaseGlyph.autoContourOrder`()	Automatically order the contours based on heuristics.
`BaseGlyph.autoUnicodes`()	Use heuristics to set the Unicode values in the glyph.
`BaseGlyph.bottomMargin`	The glyph's bottom margin.
`BaseGlyph.bounds`	The bounds of the glyph in the form `(x minimum, y minimum, x maximum, y maximum)` or, in the case of empty glyphs `None`.
`BaseGlyph.box`	Deprecated Glyph.box
`BaseGlyph.center`([padding])
`BaseGlyph.changed`(args, *kwargs)	Tell the environment that something has changed in the object.
`BaseGlyph.clear`([contours, components, ...])	Clear the glyph.
`BaseGlyph.clearAnchors`()	Clear all anchors in the glyph.
`BaseGlyph.clearComponents`()	Clear all components in the glyph.
`BaseGlyph.clearContours`()	Clear all contours in the glyph.
`BaseGlyph.clearGuidelines`()	Clear all guidelines in the glyph.
`BaseGlyph.clearHGuides`()
`BaseGlyph.clearImage`()	Remove the image from the glyph.
`BaseGlyph.clearVGuides`()
`BaseGlyph.compatibilityReporterClass`	alias of `GlyphCompatibilityReporter`
`BaseGlyph.components`	An Immutable List of all components in the glyph.
`BaseGlyph.contours`	An Immutable List of all contours in the glyph.
`BaseGlyph.copy`()	Copy this glyph's data into a new glyph object.
`BaseGlyph.copyAttributes`
`BaseGlyph.copyClass`
`BaseGlyph.copyData`(source)	Subclasses may override this method.
`BaseGlyph.correctDirection`([trueType])	Correct the winding direction of the contours following the PostScript recommendations.
`BaseGlyph.decompose`()	Decompose all components in the glyph to contours.
`BaseGlyph.draw`(pen[, contours, components])	Draw the glyph's outline data (contours and components) to the given type-pen.
`BaseGlyph.drawPoints`(pen[, contours, components])	Draw the glyph's outline data (contours and components) to the given type-pointpen.
`BaseGlyph.dumpToGLIF`([glyphFormatVersion])	This will return the glyph's contents as a string in GLIF format.
`BaseGlyph.font`	The glyph's parent font.
`BaseGlyph.fromMathGlyph`(mathGlyph[, ...])	Replaces the contents of this glyph with the contents of `mathGlyph`.
`BaseGlyph.getAnchors`()
`BaseGlyph.getComponents`()
`BaseGlyph.getLayer`(name)	Get the type-glyph-layer with `name` in this glyph.
`BaseGlyph.getParent`()
`BaseGlyph.getPen`()	Return a type-pen object for adding outline data to the glyph.
`BaseGlyph.getPointPen`()	Return a type-pointpen object for adding outline data to the glyph.
`BaseGlyph.guidelines`	An Immutable List of all guidelines in the glyph.
`BaseGlyph.height`	The glyph's height.
`BaseGlyph.image`	The `BaseImage` for the glyph.
`BaseGlyph.interpolate`(factor, minGlyph, maxGlyph)	Interpolate the contents of this glyph at location `factor` in a linear interpolation between `minGlyph` and `maxGlyph`.
`BaseGlyph.isCompatible`(other)	Evaluate the interpolation compatibility of this glyph and `other`.
`BaseGlyph.isEmpty`()	This will return type-bool indicating if there are contours and/or components in the glyph.
`BaseGlyph.layer`	The glyph's parent layer.
`BaseGlyph.layers`	Immutable tuple of the glyph's layers.
`BaseGlyph.leftMargin`	The glyph's left margin.
`BaseGlyph.lib`	The `BaseLib` for the glyph.
`BaseGlyph.loadFromGLIF`(glifData)	Reads `glifData`, in GLIF format, into this glyph.
`BaseGlyph.mark`	Deprecated Mark color
`BaseGlyph.markColor`	The glyph's mark color.
`BaseGlyph.move`(args, *kwargs)
`BaseGlyph.moveBy`(value)	Move the object.
`BaseGlyph.naked`()	Return the environment's native object that has been wrapped by this object.
`BaseGlyph.name`	The glyph's name.
`BaseGlyph.newLayer`(name)	Make a new layer with `name` in this glyph.
`BaseGlyph.note`	The glyph's note.
`BaseGlyph.pointInside`(point)	Determine if `point` is in the black or white of the glyph.
`BaseGlyph.raiseNotImplementedError`()	This exception needs to be raised frequently by the base classes.
`BaseGlyph.readGlyphFromString`(glifData)
`BaseGlyph.removeAnchor`(anchor)	Remove `anchor` from the glyph.
`BaseGlyph.removeComponent`(component)	Remove `component` from the glyph.
`BaseGlyph.removeContour`(contour)	Remove `contour` from the glyph.
`BaseGlyph.removeGuideline`(guideline)	Remove `guideline` from the glyph.
`BaseGlyph.removeLayer`(layer)	Remove `layer` from this glyph.
`BaseGlyph.removeOverlap`()	Perform a remove overlap operation on the contours.
`BaseGlyph.rightMargin`	The glyph's right margin.
`BaseGlyph.rotate`(args, *kwargs)
`BaseGlyph.rotateBy`(value[, origin])	Rotate the object.
`BaseGlyph.round`()	Round coordinates to the nearest integer.
`BaseGlyph.scale`(args, *kwargs)
`BaseGlyph.scaleBy`(value[, origin, width, height])	Scale the object.
`BaseGlyph.selected`	The object's selection state.
`BaseGlyph.selectedAnchors`	An Immutable List of anchors selected in the glyph.
`BaseGlyph.selectedComponents`	An Immutable List of components selected in the glyph.
`BaseGlyph.selectedContours`	An Immutable List of contours selected in the glyph.
`BaseGlyph.selectedGuidelines`	An Immutable List of guidelines selected in the glyph.
`BaseGlyph.setChanged`()
`BaseGlyph.setParent`(parent)
`BaseGlyph.skew`(args, *kwargs)
`BaseGlyph.skewBy`(value[, origin])	Skew the object.
`BaseGlyph.tempLib`	The `BaseLib` for the glyph.
`BaseGlyph.toMathGlyph`([...])	Returns the glyph as an object that follows the MathGlyph protocol.
`BaseGlyph.topMargin`	The glyph's top margin.
`BaseGlyph.transform`(args, *kwargs)
`BaseGlyph.transformBy`(matrix[, origin])	Transform the object.
`BaseGlyph.translate`(args, *kwargs)
`BaseGlyph.unicode`	The glyph's primary unicode value.
`BaseGlyph.unicodes`	The glyph's unicode values in order from most to least important.
`BaseGlyph.update`()
`BaseGlyph.width`	The glyph's width.
`BaseGlyph.writeGlyphToString`([...])

Description¶

The Glyph object represents a glyph, its parts and associated data.

Glyph can be used as a list of Contour objects.

When a Glyph is obtained from a Font object, the font is the parent object of the glyph.

Overview¶

Copy¶

BaseGlyph.copy

Copy this glyph's data into a new glyph object.

Parents¶

`BaseGlyph.layer`	The glyph's parent layer.
`BaseGlyph.font`	The glyph's parent font.

Identification¶

`BaseGlyph.name`	The glyph's name.
`BaseGlyph.unicodes`	The glyph's unicode values in order from most to least important.
`BaseGlyph.unicode`	The glyph's primary unicode value.

Metrics¶

`BaseGlyph.width`	The glyph's width.
`BaseGlyph.leftMargin`	The glyph's left margin.
`BaseGlyph.rightMargin`	The glyph's right margin.
`BaseGlyph.height`	The glyph's height.
`BaseGlyph.bottomMargin`	The glyph's bottom margin.
`BaseGlyph.topMargin`	The glyph's top margin.

Queries¶

`BaseGlyph.bounds`	The bounds of the glyph in the form `(x minimum, y minimum, x maximum, y maximum)` or, in the case of empty glyphs `None`.
`BaseGlyph.pointInside`	Determine if `point` is in the black or white of the glyph.

Pens and Drawing¶

`BaseGlyph.getPen`	Return a type-pen object for adding outline data to the glyph.
`BaseGlyph.getPointPen`	Return a type-pointpen object for adding outline data to the glyph.
`BaseGlyph.draw`	Draw the glyph's outline data (contours and components) to the given type-pen.
`BaseGlyph.drawPoints`	Draw the glyph's outline data (contours and components) to the given type-pointpen.

Layers¶

`BaseGlyph.layers`	Immutable tuple of the glyph's layers.
`BaseGlyph.getLayer`	Get the type-glyph-layer with `name` in this glyph.
`BaseGlyph.newLayer`	Make a new layer with `name` in this glyph.
`BaseGlyph.removeLayer`	Remove `layer` from this glyph.

Global¶

`BaseGlyph.clear`	Clear the glyph.
`BaseGlyph.appendGlyph`	Append the data from `other` to new objects in this glyph.

Contours¶

`BaseGlyph.contours`	An Immutable List of all contours in the glyph.
`BaseGlyph.__len__`	The number of contours in the glyph.
`BaseGlyph.__iter__`	Iterate through all contours in the glyph.
`BaseGlyph.__getitem__`	Get the contour located at `index` from the glyph.
`BaseGlyph.appendContour`	Append a contour containing the same data as `contour` to this glyph.
`BaseGlyph.removeContour`	Remove `contour` from the glyph.
`BaseGlyph.clearContours`	Clear all contours in the glyph.
`BaseGlyph.removeOverlap`	Perform a remove overlap operation on the contours.

Components¶

`BaseGlyph.components`	An Immutable List of all components in the glyph.
`BaseGlyph.appendComponent`	Append a component to this glyph.
`BaseGlyph.removeComponent`	Remove `component` from the glyph.
`BaseGlyph.clearComponents`	Clear all components in the glyph.
`BaseGlyph.decompose`	Decompose all components in the glyph to contours.

Anchors¶

`BaseGlyph.anchors`	An Immutable List of all anchors in the glyph.
`BaseGlyph.appendAnchor`	Append an anchor to this glyph.
`BaseGlyph.removeAnchor`	Remove `anchor` from the glyph.
`BaseGlyph.clearAnchors`	Clear all anchors in the glyph.

Guidelines¶

`BaseGlyph.guidelines`	An Immutable List of all guidelines in the glyph.
`BaseGlyph.appendGuideline`	Append a guideline to this glyph.
`BaseGlyph.removeGuideline`	Remove `guideline` from the glyph.
`BaseGlyph.clearGuidelines`	Clear all guidelines in the glyph.

Image¶

`BaseGlyph.image`	The `BaseImage` for the glyph.
`BaseGlyph.addImage`	Set the image in the glyph.
`BaseGlyph.clearImage`	Remove the image from the glyph.

Note¶

`BaseGlyph.note`	The glyph's note.
`BaseGlyph.markColor`	The glyph's mark color.

Sub-Objects¶

`BaseGlyph.lib`	The `BaseLib` for the glyph.
`BaseGlyph.tempLib`	The `BaseLib` for the glyph.

Transformations¶

`BaseGlyph.transformBy`	Transform the object.
`BaseGlyph.moveBy`	Move the object.
`BaseGlyph.scaleBy`	Scale the object.
`BaseGlyph.rotateBy`	Rotate the object.
`BaseGlyph.skewBy`	Skew the object.

Interpolation¶

`BaseGlyph.isCompatible`	Evaluate the interpolation compatibility of this glyph and `other`.
`BaseGlyph.interpolate`	Interpolate the contents of this glyph at location `factor` in a linear interpolation between `minGlyph` and `maxGlyph`.

Normalization¶

`BaseGlyph.round`	Round coordinates to the nearest integer.
`BaseGlyph.autoUnicodes`	Use heuristics to set the Unicode values in the glyph.

Environment¶

`BaseGlyph.naked`	Return the environment's native object that has been wrapped by this object.
`BaseGlyph.changed`	Tell the environment that something has changed in the object.

Reference¶

class fontParts.base.BaseGlyph(*args, **kwargs)[source]¶: A glyph object. This object will almost always be created by retrieving it from a font object.

Copy¶

BaseGlyph.copy()[source]¶

Copy this glyph’s data into a new glyph object. This new glyph object will not belong to a font.

>>> copiedGlyph = glyph.copy()

This will copy:

name
unicodes
width
height
note
markColor
lib
contours
components
anchors
guidelines
image

Parents¶

BaseGlyph.layer¶

The glyph’s parent layer.

>>> layer = glyph.layer

BaseGlyph.font¶

The glyph’s parent font.

>>> font = glyph.font

Identification¶

BaseGlyph.name¶

The glyph’s name. This will be a String.

>>> glyph.name
"A"
>>> glyph.name = "A.alt"

BaseGlyph.unicodes¶

The glyph’s unicode values in order from most to least important.

>>> glyph.unicodes
(65,)
>>> glyph.unicodes = [65, 66]
>>> glyph.unicodes = []

The values in the returned tuple will be type-int. When setting you may use a list of type-int or type-hex values.

BaseGlyph.unicode¶

The glyph’s primary unicode value.

>>> glyph.unicode
65
>>> glyph.unicode = None

This is equivalent to glyph.unicodes[0]. Setting a glyph.unicode value will reset glyph.unicodes to a tuple containing that value or an empty tuple if value is None.

>>> glyph.unicodes
(65, 67)
>>> glyph.unicode = 65
>>> glyph.unicodes
(65,)
>>> glyph.unicode = None
>>> glyph.unicodes
()

The returned value will be an type-int or None. When setting you may send type-int or type-hex values or None.

Metrics¶

BaseGlyph.width¶

The glyph’s width.

>>> glyph.width
500
>>> glyph.width = 200

The value will be a Integer/Float.

BaseGlyph.leftMargin¶

The glyph’s left margin.

>>> glyph.leftMargin
35
>>> glyph.leftMargin = 45

The value will be a Integer/Float or None if the glyph has no outlines.

BaseGlyph.rightMargin¶

The glyph’s right margin.

>>> glyph.rightMargin
35
>>> glyph.rightMargin = 45

The value will be a Integer/Float or None if the glyph has no outlines.

BaseGlyph.height¶

The glyph’s height.

>>> glyph.height
500
>>> glyph.height = 200

The value will be a Integer/Float.

BaseGlyph.bottomMargin¶

The glyph’s bottom margin.

>>> glyph.bottomMargin
35
>>> glyph.bottomMargin = 45

The value will be a Integer/Float or None if the glyph has no outlines.

BaseGlyph.topMargin¶

The glyph’s top margin.

>>> glyph.topMargin
35
>>> glyph.topMargin = 45

The value will be a Integer/Float or None if the glyph has no outlines.

Queries¶

BaseGlyph.bounds¶

The bounds of the glyph in the form (x minimum, y minimum, x maximum, y maximum) or, in the case of empty glyphs None.

>>> glyph.bounds
(10, 30, 765, 643)

BaseGlyph.pointInside(point)[source]¶

Determine if point is in the black or white of the glyph.

>>> glyph.pointInside((40, 65))
True

point must be a Coordinate.

Pens and Drawing¶

BaseGlyph.getPen()[source]¶

Return a type-pen object for adding outline data to the glyph.

>>> pen = glyph.getPen()

BaseGlyph.getPointPen()[source]¶

Return a type-pointpen object for adding outline data to the glyph.

>>> pointPen = glyph.getPointPen()

BaseGlyph.draw(pen, contours=True, components=True)[source]¶

Draw the glyph’s outline data (contours and components) to the given type-pen.

>>> glyph.draw(pen)

If contours is set to False, the glyph’s contours will not be drawn.

>>> glyph.draw(pen, contours=False)

If components is set to False, the glyph’s components will not be drawn.

>>> glyph.draw(pen, components=False)

BaseGlyph.drawPoints(pen, contours=True, components=True)[source]¶

Draw the glyph’s outline data (contours and components) to the given type-pointpen.

>>> glyph.drawPoints(pointPen)

If contours is set to False, the glyph’s contours will not be drawn.

>>> glyph.drawPoints(pointPen, contours=False)

If components is set to False, the glyph’s components will not be drawn.

>>> glyph.drawPoints(pointPen, components=False)

Layers¶

Layer interaction in glyphs is very similar to the layer interaction in fonts. When you ask a glyph for a layer, you get a glyph layer in return. A glyph layer lets you do anything that you can do to a glyph. In fact a glyph layer is really just a glyph.

>>> bgdGlyph = glyph.newLayer('background')
>>> bgdGlyph.appendGlyph(glyph)
>>> bgdGlyph.appendGuideline((10, 10), 45)

BaseGlyph.layers¶

Immutable tuple of the glyph’s layers.

>>> glyphLayers = glyph.layers

This will return a tuple of all type-glyph-layer in the glyph.

BaseGlyph.getLayer(name)[source]¶

Get the type-glyph-layer with name in this glyph.

>>> glyphLayer = glyph.getLayer("foreground")

BaseGlyph.newLayer(name)[source]¶

Make a new layer with name in this glyph.

>>> glyphLayer = glyph.newLayer("background")

This will return the new type-glyph-layer. If the layer already exists in this glyph, it will be cleared.

BaseGlyph.removeLayer(layer)[source]¶

Remove layer from this glyph.

>>> glyph.removeLayer("background")

Layer can be a type-glyph-layer or a String representing a layer name.

Global¶

BaseGlyph.clear(contours=True, components=True, anchors=True, guidelines=True, image=True)[source]¶

Clear the glyph.

>>> glyph.clear()

This clears:

contours
components
anchors
guidelines
image

It’s possible to turn off the clearing of portions of the glyph with the listed arguments.

>>> glyph.clear(guidelines=False)

BaseGlyph.appendGlyph(other, offset=None)[source]¶

Append the data from other to new objects in this glyph.

>>> glyph.appendGlyph(otherGlyph)

This will append:

contours
components
anchors
guidelines

offset indicates the x and y shift values that should be applied to the appended data. It must be a Coordinate value or None. If None is given, the offset will be (0, 0).

>>> glyph.appendGlyph(otherGlyph, (100, 0))

Contours¶

BaseGlyph.contours¶

An Immutable List of all contours in the glyph.

>>> contours = glyph.contours

The list will contain BaseContour objects.

BaseGlyph.__len__()[source]¶

The number of contours in the glyph.

>>> len(glyph)
2

BaseGlyph.__iter__()[source]¶

Iterate through all contours in the glyph.

>>> for contour in glyph:
...     contour.reverse()

BaseGlyph.__getitem__(index)[source]¶

Get the contour located at index from the glyph.

>>> contour = glyph[0]

The returned value will be a BaseContour object.

BaseGlyph.appendContour(contour, offset=None)[source]¶

Append a contour containing the same data as contour to this glyph.

>>> contour = glyph.appendContour(contour)

This will return a BaseContour object representing the new contour in the glyph. offset indicates the x and y shift values that should be applied to the appended data. It must be a Coordinate value or None. If None is given, the offset will be (0, 0).

>>> contour = glyph.appendContour(contour, (100, 0))

BaseGlyph.removeContour(contour)[source]¶

Remove contour from the glyph.

>>> glyph.removeContour(contour)

contour may be a BaseContour or an type-int representing a contour index.

BaseGlyph.clearContours()[source]¶

Clear all contours in the glyph.

>>> glyph.clearContours()

BaseGlyph.removeOverlap()[source]¶

Perform a remove overlap operation on the contours.

>>> glyph.removeOverlap()

The behavior of this may vary across environments.

Components¶

BaseGlyph.components¶

An Immutable List of all components in the glyph.

>>> components = glyph.components

The list will contain BaseComponent objects.

BaseGlyph.appendComponent(baseGlyph=None, offset=None, scale=None, component=None)[source]¶

Append a component to this glyph.

>>> component = glyph.appendComponent("A")

This will return a BaseComponent object representing the new component in the glyph. offset indicates the x and y shift values that should be applied to the appended component. It must be a Coordinate value or None. If None is given, the offset will be (0, 0).

>>> component = glyph.appendComponent("A", offset=(10, 20))

scale indicates the x and y scale values that should be applied to the appended component. It must be a type-scale value or None. If None is given, the scale will be (1.0, 1.0).

>>> component = glyph.appendComponent("A", scale=(1.0, 2.0))

component may be a BaseComponent object from which attribute values will be copied. If baseGlyph, offset or scale are specified as arguments, those values will be used instead of the values in the given component object.

BaseGlyph.removeComponent(component)[source]¶

Remove component from the glyph.

>>> glyph.removeComponent(component)

component may be a BaseComponent or an type-int representing a component index.

BaseGlyph.clearComponents()[source]¶

Clear all components in the glyph.

>>> glyph.clearComponents()

BaseGlyph.decompose()[source]¶

Decompose all components in the glyph to contours.

>>> glyph.decompose()

Anchors¶

BaseGlyph.anchors¶

An Immutable List of all anchors in the glyph.

>>> anchors = glyph.anchors

The list will contain BaseAnchor objects.

BaseGlyph.appendAnchor(name=None, position=None, color=None, anchor=None)[source]¶

Append an anchor to this glyph.

>>> anchor = glyph.appendAnchor("top", (10, 20))

This will return a BaseAnchor object representing the new anchor in the glyph. name indicated the name to be assigned to the anchor. It must be a String or None. position indicates the x and y location to be applied to the anchor. It must be a Coordinate value. color indicates the color to be applied to the anchor. It must be a Color or None.

>>> anchor = glyph.appendAnchor("top", (10, 20), color=(1, 0, 0, 1))

anchor may be a BaseAnchor object from which attribute values will be copied. If name, position or color are specified as arguments, those values will be used instead of the values in the given anchor object.

BaseGlyph.removeAnchor(anchor)[source]¶

Remove anchor from the glyph.

>>> glyph.removeAnchor(anchor)

anchor may be an BaseAnchor or an type-int representing an anchor index.

BaseGlyph.clearAnchors()[source]¶

Clear all anchors in the glyph.

>>> glyph.clearAnchors()

Guidelines¶

BaseGlyph.guidelines¶

An Immutable List of all guidelines in the glyph.

>>> guidelines = glyph.guidelines

The list will contain BaseGuideline objects.

BaseGlyph.appendGuideline(position=None, angle=None, name=None, color=None, guideline=None)[source]¶

Append a guideline to this glyph.

>>> guideline = glyph.appendGuideline((100, 0), 90)

This will return a BaseGuideline object representing the new guideline in the glyph. position indicates the x and y location to be used as the center point of the anchor. It must be a Coordinate value. angle indicates the angle of the guideline, in degrees. This must be a Integer/Float between 0 and 360. name indicates an name to be assigned to the guideline. It must be a String or None.

>>> guideline = glyph.appendGuideline((100, 0), 90, name="left")

color indicates the color to be applied to the guideline. It must be a Color or None.

>>> guideline = glyph.appendGuideline((100, 0), 90, color=(1, 0, 0, 1))

guideline may be a BaseGuideline object from which attribute values will be copied. If position, angle, name or color are specified as arguments, those values will be used instead of the values in the given guideline object.

BaseGlyph.removeGuideline(guideline)[source]¶

Remove guideline from the glyph.

>>> glyph.removeGuideline(guideline)

guideline may be a BaseGuideline or an type-int representing an guideline index.

BaseGlyph.clearGuidelines()[source]¶

Clear all guidelines in the glyph.

>>> glyph.clearGuidelines()

Image¶

BaseGlyph.image¶: The BaseImage for the glyph.

BaseGlyph.addImage(path=None, data=None, scale=None, position=None, color=None)[source]¶

Set the image in the glyph. This will return the assigned BaseImage. The image data can be defined via path to an image file:

>>> image = glyph.addImage(path="/path/to/my/image.png")

The image data can be defined with raw image data via data.

>>> image = glyph.addImage(data=someImageData)

If path and data are both provided, a FontPartsError will be raised. The supported image formats will vary across environments. Refer to BaseImage for complete details.

scale indicates the x and y scale values that should be applied to the image. It must be a type-scale value or None.

>>> image = glyph.addImage(path="/p/t/image.png", scale=(0.5, 1.0))

position indicates the x and y location of the lower left point of the image.

>>> image = glyph.addImage(path="/p/t/image.png", position=(10, 20))

color indicates the color to be applied to the image. It must be a Color or None.

>>> image = glyph.addImage(path="/p/t/image.png", color=(1, 0, 0, 0.5))

BaseGlyph.clearImage()[source]¶

Remove the image from the glyph.

>>> glyph.clearImage()

Note¶

BaseGlyph.note¶

The glyph’s note.

>>> glyph.note
"P.B. said this looks 'awesome.'"
>>> glyph.note = "P.B. said this looks 'AWESOME.'"

The value may be a String or None.

BaseGlyph.markColor¶

The glyph’s mark color.

>>> glyph.markColor
(1, 0, 0, 0.5)
>>> glyph.markColor = None

The value may be a Color or None.

Sub-Objects¶

BaseGlyph.lib¶

The BaseLib for the glyph.

>>> lib = glyph.lib

Transformations¶

BaseGlyph.transformBy(matrix, origin=None)¶

Transform the object.

>>> obj.transformBy((0.5, 0, 0, 2.0, 10, 0))
>>> obj.transformBy((0.5, 0, 0, 2.0, 10, 0), origin=(500, 500))

matrix must be a Transformation Matrix. origin defines the point at with the transformation should originate. It must be a Coordinate or None. The default is (0, 0).

BaseGlyph.moveBy(value)¶

Move the object.

>>> obj.moveBy((10, 0))

value must be an iterable containing two Integer/Float values defining the x and y values to move the object by.

BaseGlyph.scaleBy(value, origin=None, width=False, height=False)[source]¶

Scale the object.

>>> obj.scaleBy(2.0)
>>> obj.scaleBy((0.5, 2.0), origin=(500, 500))

value must be an iterable containing two Integer/Float values defining the x and y values to scale the object by. origin defines the point at with the scale should originate. It must be a Coordinate or None. The default is (0, 0).

width indicates if the glyph’s width should be scaled. height indicates if the glyph’s height should be scaled.

The origin must not be specified when scaling the width or height.

BaseGlyph.rotateBy(value, origin=None)¶

Rotate the object.

>>> obj.rotateBy(45)
>>> obj.rotateBy(45, origin=(500, 500))

value must be a Integer/Float values defining the angle to rotate the object by. origin defines the point at with the rotation should originate. It must be a Coordinate or None. The default is (0, 0).

BaseGlyph.skewBy(value, origin=None)¶

Skew the object.

>>> obj.skewBy(11)
>>> obj.skewBy((25, 10), origin=(500, 500))

value must be rone of the following:

single Integer/Float indicating the value to skew the x direction by.
iterable cointaining type Integer/Float defining the values to skew the x and y directions by.

origin defines the point at with the skew should originate. It must be a Coordinate or None. The default is (0, 0).

Interpolation¶

BaseGlyph.isCompatible(other)[source]¶

Evaluate the interpolation compatibility of this glyph and other.

>>> compatible, report = self.isCompatible(otherGlyph)
>>> compatible
False

This will return a type-bool indicating if this glyph is compatible with other and a GlyphCompatibilityReporter containing a detailed report about compatibility errors.

BaseGlyph.interpolate(factor, minGlyph, maxGlyph, round=True, suppressError=True)[source]¶

Interpolate the contents of this glyph at location factor in a linear interpolation between minGlyph and maxGlyph.

>>> glyph.interpolate(0.5, otherGlyph1, otherGlyph2)

factor may be a Integer/Float or a tuple containing two Integer/Float values representing x and y factors.

>>> glyph.interpolate((0.5, 1.0), otherGlyph1, otherGlyph2)

minGlyph must be a BaseGlyph and will be located at 0.0 in the interpolation range. maxGlyph must be a BaseGlyph and will be located at 1.0 in the interpolation range. If round is True, the contents of the glyph will be rounded to integers after the interpolation is performed.

>>> glyph.interpolate(0.5, otherGlyph1, otherGlyph2, round=True)

This method assumes that minGlyph and maxGlyph are completely compatible with each other for interpolation. If not, any errors encountered will raise a FontPartsError. If suppressError is True, no exception will be raised and errors will be silently ignored.

Normalization¶

BaseGlyph.round()[source]¶

Round coordinates to the nearest integer.

>>> glyph.round()

This applies to the following:

width
height
contours
components
anchors
guidelines

BaseGlyph.autoUnicodes()[source]¶

Use heuristics to set the Unicode values in the glyph.

>>> glyph.autoUnicodes()

Environments will define their own heuristics for automatically determining values.

Environment¶

BaseGlyph.naked()¶

Return the environment’s native object that has been wrapped by this object.

>>> loweLevelObj = obj.naked()

BaseGlyph.changed(*args, **kwargs)¶

Tell the environment that something has changed in the object. The behavior of this method will vary from environment to environment.

>>> obj.changed()

Layer

Contour