Docs: update Sphinx config and refactor single-page module RSTs.

Doc/source/afmLib.rst

@@ -2,7 +2,14 @@
 afmLib: Read and write Adobe Font Metrics files
 ###############################################
 
+.. rubric:: Overview:
+   :heading-level: 2
+		   
 .. automodule:: fontTools.afmLib
+   :members: 
+   :undoc-members:
 
-.. autoclass:: fontTools.afmLib.AFM
-   :members:
+
+    .. rubric:: Module members:
+       :heading-level: 2
+ 

Doc/source/agl.rst

@@ -2,5 +2,15 @@
 agl: Interface to the Adobe Glyph List
 ######################################
 
+.. rubric:: Overview:
+   :heading-level: 2
+
 .. automodule:: fontTools.agl
-   :members: toUnicode, UV2AGL, AGL2UV
+   :members: 
+   :undoc-members:
+   :member-order: bysource
+
+    
+    .. rubric:: Module members:
+       :heading-level: 2
+ 

Doc/source/conf.py

@@ -38,15 +38,19 @@ extensions = [
     "sphinx.ext.autosectionlabel",
 ]
 
-autodoc_mock_imports = ["gtk", "reportlab"]
+autodoc_mock_imports = ["gtk", "reportlab", "Quartz"]
 
 autodoc_default_options = {
     "members": True,
-    "inherited-members": True,
+    "inherited-members": False,
     "show-inheritance": True,
     "member-order": "bysource",
 }
 
+# This option allows show-inheritace to work but not clutter up the output
+# with the (surplus) full inheritance stack.
+autodoc_inherit_docstrings = False
+
 # Add any paths that contain templates here, relative to this directory.
 templates_path = ["_templates"]
 

Doc/source/config.rst

@@ -3,6 +3,5 @@ config: Configure fontTools
 ###########################
 
 .. automodule:: fontTools.config
-   :inherited-members:
    :members:
    :undoc-members:

Doc/source/index.rst

@@ -87,12 +87,10 @@ License
 
 fontTools is licensed under the `MIT license <https://github.com/fonttools/fonttools/blob/main/LICENSE>`_. Refer to the full text of the license for details.
 
-Table of Contents
------------------
 
 .. toctree::
-   :maxdepth: 2
-   :caption: Library
+   :maxdepth: 1
+   :hidden:
 
    afmLib
    agl
@@ -108,6 +106,7 @@ Table of Contents
    mtiLib
    otlLib/index
    pens/index
+   qu2cu/index
    subset/index
    svgLib/index
    t1Lib
@@ -115,7 +114,6 @@ Table of Contents
    ttLib/index
    ttx
    ufoLib/index
-   unicode
    unicodedata/index
    varLib/index
    voltLib/index

Doc/source/merge.rst

@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@
 merge: Merge multiple fonts into one
 ####################################
 
-``fontTools.merge`` provides both a library and a command line interface
+.. rubric:: Overview:
+   :heading-level: 2
+
+:mod:`fontTools.merge` provides both a library and a command line interface
 (``fonttools merge``) for merging multiple fonts together.
 
 .. autoclass:: fontTools.merge.Merger
-   :inherited-members:
    :members:
+   :undoc-members:

Doc/source/mtiLib.rst

@@ -2,13 +2,27 @@
 mtiLib: Read Monotype FontDame source files
 ###########################################
 
-FontTools provides support for reading the OpenType layout tables produced by
+.. rubric:: Overview
+   :heading-level: 2
+
+FontTools provides support for reading the OpenType Layout tables produced by
 Monotype's FontDame and Font Chef font editors. These tables are written in a
-simple textual format. The ``mtiLib`` library parses these text files and creates
+simple textual format. The :py:mod:`mtiLib` library parses these text files and creates
 table objects representing their contents.
 
-Additionally, ``fonttools mtiLib`` will convert a text file to TTX XML.
+Additionally, running the ``fonttools mtiLib`` command will convert a text file to TTX XML.
 
 
+.. rubric:: Module members:
+   :heading-level: 2
+
+		   
+.. autofunction:: fontTools.mtiLib.build
+
+.. autofunction:: fontTools.mtiLib.main
+
+		       
 .. automodule:: fontTools.mtiLib
-   :members: build, main
+   :members: 
+   :undoc-members:
+   :exclude-members: build, main

Doc/source/t1Lib.rst

@@ -2,7 +2,17 @@
 t1Lib: Read and write PostScript Type 1 fonts
 #############################################
 
+.. rubric:: Overview:
+   :heading-level: 2
+
+Note also that :mod:`t1Lib` supports some :doc:`optional </optional>`
+external libraries.
+
 .. automodule:: fontTools.t1Lib
-   :inherited-members:
    :members:
    :undoc-members:
+
+    
+    .. rubric:: Module members:
+       :heading-level: 2
+ 

Doc/source/tfmLib.rst

@@ -2,7 +2,18 @@
 tfmLib: Read TeX Font Metrics files
 ###########################################
 
-.. automodule:: fontTools.tfmLib
+.. rubric:: Overview
+   :heading-level: 2
 
-.. autoclass:: fontTools.tfmLib.TFM
-   :members:
+
+.. automodule:: fontTools.tfmLib
+   :members: TFM
+   :undoc-members:
+   :exclude-members: TFMException
+
+          
+    .. rubric:: Module contents:
+       :heading-level: 2
+
+		       
+.. autoexception:: fontTools.tfmLib.TFMException

Doc/source/ttx.rst

@@ -57,6 +57,5 @@ It is possible that different glyphs use the same name. If this happens, we forc
 Because the order in which glyphs are stored inside the binary font is important, we maintain an ordered list of glyph names in the font.
 
 .. automodule:: fontTools.ttx
-   :inherited-members:
    :members:
    :undoc-members:

Doc/source/unicode.rst

@@ -1,8 +1,20 @@
+:orphan:
+
 #######
 unicode
 #######
 
+.. rubric:: Overview:
+   :heading-level: 2
+
+The :mod:`fonttools.unicode` module is a helper for
+:mod:`fontTools.ttx` that provides access to Unicode data and manages
+fallback support.
+
+Note also that :mod:`unicode` supports some :doc:`optional </optional>`
+external libraries.
+
+
 .. automodule:: fontTools.unicode
-   :inherited-members:
    :members:
    :undoc-members: