How to insert a component in a glyph in a script

[cdorje]

I'm a programmer, but new to python scripting. I need to write a script that inserts glyphs as a component in other glyphs. Many characters in the Tibetan font I'm making are composed of pieces that are other glyphs. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

[Eigi]

Hello,

Code:

shift = Point(shift_x, shift_y)
scale = Point(scale_x, scale_y)
component = Component(otherGlyph.index, shift, scale)
thisGlyph.components.append(component)

does this help?

Eigi

[cdorje]

Yes. Thanks so much. I didn't see the components.append() method documented anywhere. In the mean time, I discovered that RoboFab has an appendComponent() method that refers to glyphs by name rather than index. If I want to stick with FontLab's built-in python support, is there a way to refer to a component by name rather than index or a way to easily get the index of a glyph name? Thanks, David

[Eigi]

Hello,

you can try this

Code:

font[glyphname].index

But it is not save because you can create multiple glyphs with the same name in the same font. This happens only when you create the glyphs via python script. The UI prevents such problems.

Eigi

[cdorje]

Thanks Eigi. I'll have to put some logic in to check for existing names. I think I've got what I need now. THanks for your help.

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