swiftset wrote:
> I'm try to convert a glyph into a format I can easily numerically
> manipulate. So far I've figured out how to use ttfquery to get a list
> that represents the outline of a contour in a glyph:
>
> from ttfquery import describe, glyphquery, glyph
> f = describe.openFont("/usr/share/fonts/truetype/freefont/
> FreeSans.ttf")
> n = glyphquery.glyphName(f, 'D')
> g = glyph.Glyph(n)
> c = g.calculateContours(f)
> o = glyph.decomposeOutline(c[1])
>
> o looks like:
>
> [array([182, 82],'s'),
> (354, 82),
> (420.22222222222229, 90.000000000000014),
> (474.88888888888891, 114.0), ...,
> array([182, 82],'s'),
> array([182, 82],'s')]
>
> Is this a polyline?
decomposeOutline docstring confirms -- it's a polyline. I think
elements marked with 's' starts new subpath.
w.
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