Combine selected points into one point

sami

I would love to select two or more points and say 'combine points into one point'. This function would calculate the average center of selected points + calculate average bcps for that one point. Would be handy for cleaning paths, for example after auto-tracing. In the next update maybe?

frederik

yeah, help is great, didn't know it was available. This will be added in the next version.

thanks

ps: a small workaround:

from defconAppKit.windows.progressWindow import ProgressWindow
import pydoc
## this is actually happening in the built-in 'help'
pydoc.help(ProgressWindow.update)

charlesmchen

Hmm, the help() built-in function doesn't work in the RoboFont scripting window.

from defconAppKit.windows.progressWindow import ProgressWindow
print dir(ProgressWindow)
help(ProgressWindow.update)

Yields:

NameError: name 'help' is not defined

charlesmchen

oh, I get it. You call progress.update() count times: that's why there's not int argument.

charlesmchen

oho, just saw this:

CurrentFontWindow is only available only in RoboFont 1.3

charlesmchen

Hmm, that can't be right.

for i in range(count):
    time.sleep(.1)
    progress.update("action....%s" %i)

You're formatting a string with an int but using the string format descriptor: %s
Also, shouldn't progress.update() take an int argument?

Lastly,

from mojo.UI import CurrentFontWindow

Yields:

importError: cannot import name CurrentFontWindow

in RoboFont 1.2

charlesmchen

cool, thanks.

frederik

a progress bar example:

from defconAppKit.windows.progressWindow import ProgressWindow

# CurrentFontWindow is only available only in RoboFont 1.3
from mojo.UI import CurrentFontWindow

import time

progress = ProgressWindow("my progress")
time.sleep(2)
progress.close()

## attach as sheet to a window
progress = ProgressWindow("my progress", parentWindow=CurrentFontWindow().window())
time.sleep(2)
progress.update("action....")
time.sleep(2)
progress.close()

## with tickcount
count = 20
progress = ProgressWindow("my progress", tickCount=count)

for i in range(count):
    time.sleep(.1)
    progress.update("action....%s" %i)
    
progress.close()

charlesmchen

I moved this extension to http://charlesmchen.github.com/typefacet-robofont/

charlesmchen

Yes, you're right.

frederik

Alternately, RoboFont could add the root folder of the extension to the python path when it invokes a script from that extension.
I’m not sure how you’re invoking extension scripts in Robofont…

mm, I think this will be a mess after a while.

It's already super easy to add a path to sys.path :)

charlesmchen

Ah, I see what you mean.

Alternately, RoboFont could add the root folder of the extension to the python path when it invokes a script from that extension.

I'm not sure how you're invoking extension scripts in Robofont...

Anyhow, I've reorganized the extension per your suggestion.

Thanks

frederik

no, but you will have access to other python scripts and modules if they are on the same level or deeper
(this isn't a limitation of RoboFont, this is default python behavior if the module isn't added to the site packages or sys.path)

scripting Root
- test.py          # test can import testFolder and all sub py files  
- testFolder                 
  - __init__.py
  - otherFile.py   # otherFile can not import test.py or otherTestFolder
- otherTestFolder
  - __init__.py

hope this makes sense

charlesmchen

Hmm, I'm not sure I understand.

You're saying that any script that corresponds to a menu item needs to be in the root folder (ie. the "script root" in the Extension Builder)?

frederik

He

cool!

Move your scripts that have callbacks from the menu to the root folder.
From there you can import everything inside a RoboFont extension.

charlesmchen

I've written an extension that does this.

https://github.com/charlesmchen/robofont-extensions-and-scripts

If its not what you had in mind, or if you have any other ideas for extensions, let me know.

I'm not yet satisfied with how it updates control points adjacent to "merged" points.

bas

It would also be an excellent native function…

frederik

That would be an excellent extension :)