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/ asterisk.py
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June 15, 2025 06:43
Use fontforge to center the asterisk in a font
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| import fontforge | |
| def center(c): | |
| return (c.boundingBox()[1] + c.boundingBox()[3]) / 2 | |
| def transform(input, output): | |
| font = fontforge.open(input) | |
| plus = font["plus"] | |
| asterisk = font["asterisk"] | |
| asterisk_shift = center(plus) - center(asterisk) |