show multiple glyphs in a glyph editor RF4

glyphLineController.py

# this scripts add a input field at the top of your glyph window
# the input text is converted to a list of glyphs objects
# and set into the glyph editor
# jump around with `esc` and select to edit by hitting a glyph

from mojo.UI import GlyphSequenceEditText
from mojo.subscriber import Subscriber, registerGlyphEditorSubscriber


class GlyphLineController(Subscriber):
    
    debug = True
    
    def build(self):
        glyphEditor = self.getGlyphEditor()
        glyph = glyphEditor.getGlyph()
        self.view = GlyphSequenceEditText((10, 10, 150, 22), glyph.font, callback=self.glyphSequenceEditTextCallback)
        glyphEditor.addGlyphEditorSubview(self.view, "com.typemytype.GlyphLine")
        
    def glyphSequenceEditTextCallback(self, sender):
        glyphNames = sender.get()
        glyphEditor = self.getGlyphEditor()
        glyph = glyphEditor.getGlyph()
        if glyph is None:
            layer = CurrentFont()
        else:
            layer = glyph.layer
        glyphs = [layer[glyphName] for glyphName in glyphNames if glyphName in layer]
        glyphEditor.setGlyphs(glyphs)
    
registerGlyphEditorSubscriber(GlyphLineController)