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cleaned up command line tool section, updated to current state.

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@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ You need the following software to use FontTools:
<P>Windows: grab the "Numeric-*.exe" archive, it's an installer. Make sure the <P>Windows: grab the "Numeric-*.exe" archive, it's an installer. Make sure the
Python version in the archive name (eg. "2.1") matches the Python version you have. Python version in the archive name (eg. "2.1") matches the Python version you have.
<BR>Linux/Un*x: get a source archive and run this command from the unpacked directory: <BR>Linux/Un*x: get a source archive and run this command from the unpacked directory:
<BR><TT>python ./setup.py install</TT> <BR><TT>python setup.py install</TT>
<P> <P>
<LI> <LI>
<B>PyXML</B>, a set of XML tools: <B>PyXML</B>, a set of XML tools:
@ -77,21 +77,22 @@ produce the TTX applet.
<H3>User documentation</H3> <H3>User documentation</H3>
<P>For MacOS there's a small application called TTX. If you drop a TrueType file <P>For Unix and DOS there are three command line programs:
onto it, it will convert it to XML. If you drop an XML file onto it, it will
convert it back to TrueType. Please read the additional README file in the Mac
subdirectory, since it behaves quite differently than the command line programs
described below.
<P>For Unix and DOS I've provided two command line programs:
<UL> <UL>
<LI>ttDump.py <LI>ttdump -- dumps a TrueType (or OpenType) font file to TTX format.
<LI>ttCompile.py <LI>ttcompile -- compiles a TTX file back into a TTF (or OTF) file.
<LI>ttlist -- lists minimal info about each table in a font.
</UL> </UL>
They do pretty much what you'd expect. They take several arguments: They can all work with multiple input files. There are some extra
an input file name and optionally an output file name. There are some extra options which are explained by the 'usage' text; use the -h option to
options which are explained by the 'usage' text; use the -h option to display display it. The setup.py script installs them as global tools, the
it. source is in the Tools directory.
<P>For MacOS there's a application called TTX. If you drop a TrueType
file onto it, it will convert it to XML. If you drop an XML file onto
it, it will convert it back to TrueType. Please read the additional
README file in the Mac subdirectory, since it behaves quite differently
than the command line programs described below.
<P>Adam Twardoch contributed a Windows registry script (ttx_shellext_win32.py) which <P>Adam Twardoch contributed a Windows registry script (ttx_shellext_win32.py) which
makes the two above tools available under the Right Mouse Button. I haven't tested makes the two above tools available under the Right Mouse Button. I haven't tested
@ -137,17 +138,6 @@ page</A>. Let me know if you'd like to become a co-developer.
Sorry, documentation beyond doc strings in the source code is still on my to-do list... Sorry, documentation beyond doc strings in the source code is still on my to-do list...
Below follows a brief overview of what's there. Below follows a brief overview of what's there.
<H3>GUI Tools</H3>
TTX -- A simple Mac app that converts TrueType (or OpenType) fonts to TTX format and back.
<P>
<H3>Command line tools</H3>
<UL>
<LI>ttDump.py -- dumps a TrueType (or OpenType) font file to TTX format.
<LI>ttCompile.py -- compiles a TTX file back into a TTF (or OTF) file.
</UL>
<P> <P>
<H3>The library</H3> <H3>The library</H3>
@ -181,7 +171,7 @@ Guido van Rossum, Adam Twardoch.
<H3>Copyrights</H3> <H3>Copyrights</H3>
FontTools/TTX -- 1999-2001 Just van Rossum; Letterror (just@letterror.com) FontTools/TTX -- 1999-2002 Just van Rossum; Letterror (just@letterror.com)
</BODY> </BODY>
</HTML> </HTML>