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You can use this to modify or fix your own, legally acquired fonts (assuming you are permitted to do so). You can use this to modify or fix your own, legally acquired fonts (assuming you are permitted to do so).
## License
Licensed under the [MIT License](/LICENSE).
## Requirements ## Requirements
Python 3, FontTools, `font-line`. Python 3, FontTools, `font-line`.
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6. **Kern pairs from the GPOS table are copied to the legacy `kern` table.** This only applies to fonts that have a GPOS table, which is used for kerning in modern fonts. 6. **Kern pairs from the GPOS table are copied to the legacy `kern` table.** This only applies to fonts that have a GPOS table, which is used for kerning in modern fonts.
7. **The `font-line` helper is used to apply a 20% line-height setting.** This generates a new file which is immediately renamed to the desired output format. 7. **The `font-line` helper is used to apply a 20% line-height setting.** This generates a new file which is immediately renamed to the desired output format.
The modified fonts are saved in the directory where the original fonts are located.
## Customization ## Customization
You can customize what the script does. For more information, consult: You can customize what the script does. For more information, consult:
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(In this case, we'll set --line-percent to 0 so the line height changes aren't made, because the fonts in the NV Collection should already have those changes applied.) (In this case, we'll set --line-percent to 0 so the line height changes aren't made, because the fonts in the NV Collection should already have those changes applied.)
The expected output is then:
```
nico@m1ni kobo-font-fix % ./kobofix.py --prefix KF --remove-prefix NV *.ttf --line-percent 0
Processing: NV-Elstob-Bold.ttf
--remove-prefix enabled: using 'Elstob' as the new family name.
Renaming the font to: KF Elstob Bold
PANOSE corrected: bWeight 8->8, bLetterForm 2->2
Kerning: extracted 342467 pairs; wrote 342467 to legacy 'kern' table.
Saved: KF_Elstob-Bold.ttf
Skipping line adjustment step.
Processing: NV-Elstob-BoldItalic.ttf
--remove-prefix enabled: using 'Elstob' as the new family name.
Renaming the font to: KF Elstob Bold Italic
PANOSE corrected: bWeight 8->8, bLetterForm 3->3
Kerning: extracted 300746 pairs; wrote 300746 to legacy 'kern' table.
Saved: KF_Elstob-BoldItalic.ttf
Skipping line adjustment step.
Processing: NV-Elstob-Italic.ttf
--remove-prefix enabled: using 'Elstob' as the new family name.
Renaming the font to: KF Elstob Italic
PANOSE corrected: bWeight 5->5, bLetterForm 3->3
Kerning: extracted 286857 pairs; wrote 286856 to legacy 'kern' table.
Saved: KF_Elstob-Italic.ttf
Skipping line adjustment step.
Processing: NV-Elstob-Regular.ttf
--remove-prefix enabled: using 'Elstob' as the new family name.
Renaming the font to: KF Elstob
PANOSE corrected: bWeight 5->5, bLetterForm 2->2
Kerning: extracted 313998 pairs; wrote 313998 to legacy 'kern' table.
Saved: KF_Elstob-Regular.ttf
Skipping line adjustment step.
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Processed 4/4 fonts successfully.
```
### Generating NV fonts ### Generating NV fonts
Tight spacing, with a custom font family name: Tight spacing, with a custom font family name:
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``` ```
You can play around with `--line-percent` to see what works for you. You can play around with `--line-percent` to see what works for you.
## License
Licensed under the [MIT License](/LICENSE).