RoboFab





Keyword index of this site

accent

Building accents: use RoboFab to build accented glyphs with components.

agree

I Agree!: agreed.
RoboFab License Agreement: some legal points.

anchor

RAnchor: a connection point for Components

component

Building accents: use RoboFab to build accented glyphs with components.
RContour: belongs to a Glyph, contains Segments
RComponent: belongs to a Glyph, refers to other Glyphs

contour

Understanding Contours: how contours, segments and points work.
Using transformations: matrix transformations in RoboFab
RAnchor: a connection point for Components
RPoint: a point on a Contour
RContour: belongs to a Glyph, contains Segments
RSegment: a part of a Contour, a series of severall off and one oncurve Points
RComponent: belongs to a Glyph, refers to other Glyphs
bPoint: a point on a Contour which behaves like a RoboFog point

font

Generate Fonts: how to generate fonts with RoboFab in FontLab.
RFont: contains Glyphs, names, kerning, data
RLib: part of a Font, contains all arbitrary data

fontlab

FontLab Remote: use AppleEvents to control FontLab in Mac OSX

glossary

Glossary: index of words and terminology.
Glossary: NoneLab: Glossary term
Glossary: GlyphMath: Glossary term

glyph

Using transformations: matrix transformations in RoboFab
Using Glyph Math: applying math operators on glyph objects.
RContour: belongs to a Glyph, contains Segments
RGlyph: belongs to a Font, contains contours, components etc.
Pen objects: about Pen objects
RFont: contains Glyphs, names, kerning, data
RComponent: belongs to a Glyph, refers to other Glyphs
RLib: part of a Font, contains all arbitrary data

glyphmath

Using Glyph Math: applying math operators on glyph objects.
RGlyph: belongs to a Font, contains contours, components etc.
Glossary: GlyphMath: Glossary term

help

Glossary: index of words and terminology.
Glossary: NoneLab: Glossary term

howto

How To: A couple of cases and examples
Using Pens: playing with pen objects.
How to get to FontLab stuff: the naked methods and attributes
The world module: what on earth is it for?
Generate Fonts: how to generate fonts with RoboFab in FontLab.
Understanding Contours: how contours, segments and points work.
FontLab Remote: use AppleEvents to control FontLab in Mac OSX
Scripting: simple examples.
Using the lib: make the glyph.lib and font.lib work for you.
Building accents: use RoboFab to build accented glyphs with components.

howto export ufo font

How to make a UFO: export and import UFO's in FontLab

howto glyph ufo export

Glyphnames versus GLIF-names: how to use Robofab's glyph naming schemes for UFO export

howto interpolate glyph font

How to interpolate: how to do interpolation with RoboFab objects.

info

RInfo: part of a Font, contains all names, dimensions
RInfo: part of a Font, contains all names, dimensions
RFont: contains Glyphs, names, kerning, data

install

Download: Download RoboFab installers
RoboFab License Agreement: some legal points.

interpolate

How To: A couple of cases and examples
How to get to FontLab stuff: the naked methods and attributes

kerning

RKerning: part of a Font, contains all kerning data
RFont: contains Glyphs, names, kerning, data

legal

Download: Download RoboFab installers
RoboFab License Agreement: some legal points.

lib

FontLab Remote: use AppleEvents to control FontLab in Mac OSX
Using the lib: make the glyph.lib and font.lib work for you.
RLib: part of a Font, contains all arbitrary data

license

Download: Download RoboFab installers
RoboFab License Agreement: some legal points.

matrix

Using transformations: matrix transformations in RoboFab

metrics

RKerning: part of a Font, contains all kerning data

names

RInfo: part of a Font, contains all names, dimensions

objects

RAnchor: a connection point for Components
Objects: Overview of the objects, their methods and attributes
RPoint: a point on a Contour
Object model: a map of the structure.
RInfo: part of a Font, contains all names, dimensions
RContour: belongs to a Glyph, contains Segments
RSegment: a part of a Contour, a series of severall off and one oncurve Points
RGlyph: belongs to a Font, contains contours, components etc.
Pen objects: about Pen objects
RKerning: part of a Font, contains all kerning data
RFont: contains Glyphs, names, kerning, data
RComponent: belongs to a Glyph, refers to other Glyphs
RLib: part of a Font, contains all arbitrary data
bPoint: a point on a Contour which behaves like a RoboFog point

pens

Using Pens: playing with pen objects.
Pen objects: about Pen objects

point

Understanding Contours: how contours, segments and points work.
Using transformations: matrix transformations in RoboFab
RPoint: a point on a Contour

scripting

Scripting: simple examples.

segment

Understanding Contours: how contours, segments and points work.
RSegment: a part of a Contour, a series of severall off and one oncurve Points
bPoint: a point on a Contour which behaves like a RoboFog point

transform

Using transformations: matrix transformations in RoboFab

world

The world module: what on earth is it for?