#!/usr/bin/python3 # # setisFixedPitch-fonttools.py # # Copyright (c) 2012 Pravin Satpute # # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. # You may obtain a copy of the License at # # http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 # # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software # distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and # limitations under the License. # # This program takes a TTF font and set isFixedPitch bit used to detect font as a Monospace. # # This script depends on fontTools Python library, available # in most packaging systems and sf.net/projects/fonttools/ # # Usage: # # $ ./setisFixedPitch-fonttools.py FontIn.ttf # input font will be overwriten and backup will be created for input font # Import our system library and fontTools ttLib import sys from fontTools import ttLib for i in range(1, len(sys.argv)): # Open the font file supplied as the first argument on the command line fontfile = sys.argv[i] print(fontfile) font = ttLib.TTFont(fontfile) # Print the Post table if 'post' in font: if font["post"].isFixedPitch == 0: font["post"].isFixedPitch = 1 print("isFixedPitch is now: ", font["post"].isFixedPitch) else: print("Post table not found") # Save the new file with the name of the input file newfont = fontfile[0:-4] + '-fixed' + fontfile[-4:] font.save(newfont) print(newfont, "saved.")