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ttmt  
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 More options Jul 14 2012, 11:43 am
From: ttmt <ttm...@googlemail.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2012 08:43:25 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Sat, Jul 14 2012 11:43 am
Subject: Generate vfb's from Fontlab MM vfb
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Hi all

Is it possible to use Robofab to generate weights from an MM vfb.
I have a Fontlab MM vfb that I want to generate weights from.
I can do this using Fontlab Tools > Multiple Maters > Generate Instance etc.
but I was hoping to use a Robofab script to quickly generate the weights.

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From: Frank Grießhammer <frankr...@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2012 09:12:28 -0700
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Subject: Re: [rf] Generate vfb's from Fontlab MM vfb
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Hi,

following up on my comment on Typophile (http://ww.typophile.com/node/94659):
How recent is the version of Robofab you’re using? Updating might be a solution.

Otherwise, you can to re-write the script to not use dialogues – judging by your traceback, a module (part of Carbon?) is imported, which no longer exists.

Cheers,
Frank

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From: ttmt <ttm...@googlemail.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2012 02:54:38 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Sun, Jul 15 2012 5:54 am
Subject: Re: [rf] Generate vfb's from Fontlab MM vfb
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Hi

I just installed the lastest version of Robofab
- RoboFab560M_plusDependencies

Still no luck with the Ben Kiel script - I have looked through the script
but I don't understand enough python to re-write it without dialogues.

I don't need the code to be expandable, I just need a hard coded function
that will generate 6 vfb weights from a MM vfb.

Is there a Robofab function that can generate vfb's ?


 
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 More options Jul 15 2012, 6:56 am
From: Miguel Sousa <mso...@adobe.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2012 03:56:14 -0700
Local: Sun, Jul 15 2012 6:56 am
Subject: Re: [rf] Generate vfb's from Fontlab MM vfb
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If the only thing you need is to make vfb font instances, then the script below should do it.
Keep in mind that it assumes that the MM font has only one axis.
To support MM fonts with more axes just edit the tuples in the instValues list.

M.

####
fontMM = fl.font
instValues = [(200),(500),(800)]

for value in instValues:
fontInstance = Font(fontMM, value)
fl.Add(fontInstance)
###

On 2012/07/15, at 02:54, ttmt wrote:

Hi

I just installed the lastest version of Robofab - RoboFab560M_plusDependencies

Still no luck with the Ben Kiel script - I have looked through the script but I don't understand enough python to re-write it without dialogues.

I don't need the code to be expandable, I just need a hard coded function that will generate 6 vfb weights from a MM vfb.

Is there a Robofab function that can generate vfb's ?

On Saturday, July 14, 2012 5:12:28 PM UTC+1, frankrolf wrote:

Hi,

following up on my comment on Typophile (http://ww.typophile.com/node/94659):
How recent is the version of Robofab you’re using? Updating might be a solution.

Otherwise, you can to re-write the script to not use dialogues – judging by your traceback, a module (part of Carbon?) is imported, which no longer exists.

Cheers,
Frank

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 More options Jul 15 2012, 7:43 am
From: ttmt <ttm...@googlemail.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2012 04:43:31 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: Re: [rf] Generate vfb's from Fontlab MM vfb
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Thank you Miguel, thats exactly what I was looking for.


 
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 More options Jul 15 2012, 9:22 am
From: ttmt <ttm...@googlemail.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2012 06:22:27 -0700 (PDT)
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It appears I need more.

Would it be possible to add a weight name and value to the instance as they
are created.

I was hoping something like this might work.

from robofab.world import CurrentGlyph, CurrentFont

####
fontMM = fl.font
instValues = [(0),(200),(400),(600),(800),(1000)]
weights = ['Thin','Light','Regular','Medium','Bold','Heavy']
weightVals = [(250),(300),(400),(500),(700),(900)]

for value in instValues:
fontInstance = Font(fontMM, value)
fl.Add(fontInstance)
 fl.info.familyName = "TestFont"
fl.info.weightName = weights[value]
fl.info.weightValue = weightVals[value]
###


 
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 More options Jul 15 2012, 9:36 am
From: Adam Twardoch <a...@twardoch.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2012 15:36:33 +0200
Local: Sun, Jul 15 2012 9:36 am
Subject: Re: [rf] Generate vfb's from Fontlab MM vfb
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Miguel's code uses the FontLab Python API ( http://e-font.de/flpydoc/ ),
not the RoboFab API. Those APIs use different notation for attributes
such as family name etc. So the code you need is:

####

fontMM = fl.font

instValues = [(0),(200),(400),(600),(800),(1000)]

weights = ['Thin','Light','Regular','Medium','Bold','Heavy']

weightVals = [(250),(300),(400),(500),(700),(900)]

for index in range(len(instValues)):

    instValue = instValues[index]

    font = Font(fontMM, instValue)

    fl.Add(font)

    font.pref_family_name = "TestFont"

    font.weight = weights[index]

    font.pref_style_name = font.weight

    font.weight_code = weightVals[index]

    font.family_name = font.pref_family_name + " " + font.pref_style_name

    font.style_name = "Regular"

    font.full_name = font.pref_family_name + " " + font.pref_style_name

    font.font_name = font.pref_family_name.replace(" ", "") + "-" + font.pref_style_name.replace(" ", "")

###

Best,
Adam

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 More options Jul 15 2012, 11:33 am
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Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2012 08:33:40 -0700 (PDT)
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Thanks Adam thats exactly what I was looking for.

Does the Fontlab Python API have a Save function to save the generated vfb
- I have looked but can't see it.


 
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 More options Jul 15 2012, 11:37 am
From: Adam Twardoch <a...@twardoch.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2012 17:37:25 +0200
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fl.font = font
fl.Save(vfbpath)
where font is your instance font and vfbpath is the path to your desired VFB file.

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 More options Jul 15 2012, 11:49 am
From: Adam Twardoch <a...@twardoch.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2012 17:49:11 +0200
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So at the end the beginning of the script, you might add:

import os.path

and at the end of the "for" loop you might add:

  font.file_name = os.path.join(os.path.split(fontMM.file_name)[0], font.font_name + ".vfb")
  fl.font = font
  fl.Save(font.file_name)

Then the VFBs will be saved in the same folder as your MM.

A.

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 More options Jul 15 2012, 12:13 pm
From: Ben Kiel <b...@houseind.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2012 12:13:45 -0400
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Subject: Re: [rf] Generate vfb's from Fontlab MM vfb
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Ttmt:

It's likely that you don't have the latest version of RobFab installed, or that it's not installed correctly. You didn't say if you were on a Mac or a PC, and which version of FontLab or OS you are using, so it's pretty hard to diagnose.

You may want to look at this: https://vimeo.com/36877594

You may also need to install the SVN version of Robofab. If SVN isn't your thing, then you can just download the latest svn Lib folder here:

http://cl.ly/3B070X401O2S3x0O2M2j

Replace your RoboFab lib folder with that, and all may work.

If you're having problems with scripts, it'd be nice for you to contact the author, my contact info is easy to find. I don't follow much on Typophile.

Best,
Ben

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 More options Jul 29 2012, 3:47 am
From: ttmt <ttm...@googlemail.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2012 00:47:27 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: Re: [rf] Generate vfb's from Fontlab MM vfb
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Sorry for not replying here, I;m using Mac 10.7, Fontlab 5.1.1, I have the
latest Robofab installed - I used the tutorial you supplied on  vimeo.

I've got what I need using the script Adam supplied.


 
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