Stephen Nixon arrowtype

Unicode values in Python

Unicodes can either be integers (“A” is 65, “B” is 66, etc) or hex (“A” is 0x41, “B” is 0x42, etc).

When scripting with RoboFont or FontTools, a hard thing at first is that different styles come up in different contexts. For example, integers will often be used in scripts, but hex values are shown in UIs and in the TTX output of cmap (the table that maps unicode values to glyphs). So, it's helpful to know how to go between them to do different types of work.

To go from a string to an unicode integer, you can use ord(), like:

&gt;&gt;&gt; ord("A")

Using Drawbot in an external editor

This is a set of Python I use many times I wish to make an animation or multipage doc with Drawbot, but code in my preferred editor (currently, VS Code) rather than in the Drawbot app.

Usage

First, install DrawBot as a module:

pip install git+https://github.com/typemytype/drawbot

	# MM2SpaceCenter by CJ Dunn, 2019, and licensed under the MIT license. Thanks to Tal Leming, Andy Clymer, David Jonathan Ross, Jackson Cavanaugh, Nina Stössinger for help and inspiration with this script

	# #when pair changes: get pair and set to space center

	#you must have a UFO open and have MetricsMachine open

	import sys, os
	import random
	from mojo.UI import CurrentSpaceCenter, OpenSpaceCenter

	"""
	Make cubes and towers in Minecraft, with Python.

	Really fun way to introduce a kid to Python (or yourself to Minecraft, as I've learned).

	Setup instructions for Minecraft + macOS + Python: https://gist.github.com/noahcoad/fc9d3984a5d4d61648269c0a9477c622

	Additional setup:
	- Activate correct Java version: `export JAVA_HOME=`/usr/libexec/java_home -v 11.0.5``
	- Activate spigot `cd spigot; java -jar spigot.jar`

	# it’s easy to access a letter’s contours through a BezierPath object:
	bp = BezierPath()
	bp.text(
	's',
	font='.SFNSDisplayCondensed-Black',
	fontSize=1200)

	# Fill the letter, and offset the whole canvas so it sits in the middle.
	fill(1, 1, 0)
	letter_width = bp.bounds()[-2] - bp.bounds()[0]

	# add the line below to your ~/.bash_profile or ~/.profile

	alias deets="printf \"<details>\n<summary><b><!-------->Dropdown title<!--------></b> (Click to expand)</summary>\n\n<!-------->\nDropdown details\n<!-------->\n\n</details>\" \| pbcopy && echo \"github-ready <details> element copied to clipboard\""