fonttools/README.md
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### What it is ?
Quoting from [TTX/FontTools Sourceforge Project](http://sourceforge.net/projects/fonttools/)
> a tool to convert OpenType and TrueType fonts to and from XML. FontTools is a library for manipulating fonts, written in Python. It supports TrueType, OpenType, AFM and to an extent Type 1 and some Mac-specific formats.
### Quick start
```python setup.py install```
From your command line type the above command to get fontools installed on your system.
### Installation
See [install.txt](https://github.com/behdad/fonttools/blob/master/Doc/install.txt) in the 'Doc' subdirectory for instructions on how to build and install TTX/FontTools from the sources.
### Documentation
#### What is TTX ?
See [documentation.html](https://rawgit.com/behdad/fonttools/master/Doc/documentation.html) in the "Doc" subdirectory for TTX usage instructions and information about the TTX file format.
#### History
The fontTools project was started by Just van Rossum in 1999, and was maintained as an open source project at <http://sourceforge.net/projects/fonttools/>. In 2008, Paul Wise (pabs3) began helping Just with stability maintenance. In 2013 Behdad Esfahbod began a friendly fork, thoroughly reviewing the codebase and making changes at <https://github.com/behdad/fonttools> to add new features and support for new font formats.
### Community
* https://groups.google.com/d/forum/fonttools
### License
See "LICENSE.txt" for licensing information.
Have fun!
Just van Rossum <just@letterror.com>