andrestelex/fontconversion

Convert any font format by command line or using services.

Font Conversion

Convert fonts in OTF, TTF, SVG or WOFF formats or autohint them (ADFKO or ttfautohint) by command line or contextual menu in Finder. Super easy.

#Command line usage

##Requirements Fontforge

##Usage

fontforge -script path/to/script.pe path/to/sourcefile

##Modification If you want to change the way the fonts are converted, just read the FontForge script tutorial at http://fontforge.org/scripting-tutorial.html and do your own changes in .pe files.

#Services ##Requirements OSX AFDK and/or ttfautohint (if you want to use the autohint option)

##Install OSX Services Copy font-converter folder to your user folder (/Users/yourusername/) Copy files under Services folder to ~/Library/Services/ or double click to install them.

Services files execute this command:

for f in "$@"
do
	/usr/local/bin/fontforge -script ~/font-converter/script.pe "$f"
done

You can change FontForge, scripts paths or parameters according to your needs. Just double click services to open them in Automator.

##Usage After copying services files to Services folder,

• Open Finder
• Select your file
• Select Finder>Services menu. The different Services should be there. If not, restart Finder.
• Select your prefered conversion

License

Copyright 2014 Andrés Torresi (@andrestorresi) - Huerta Tipográfica (@huertatipografica).

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 See the License file included in this repository for further details.