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installing python for Glyphs 3

1. Download the latest version of Python from python.org. (In our example it will be Python 3.12.3)

2. Install Python with downloaded .pkg file

3. open the terminal app which you can find in /System/Applications/Utilities/ folder

4. install vanilla by copy/pasting following code and hitting enter: python3.12 -m pip install cocoa-vanilla

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import os
import plistlib


def createBuildTxt(path):

    infoPath = os.path.join(
        path,
        "info.plist"
    )

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# ===================================
# INFO
# this is file, where you define your settings.
#
# - It is important to change __myExtensionName__ part in the file's name to to the actual name of your extension.
# - You should change all __myExtensionName__ entries to the actual name of your extension.
# - Add all your custom defaults to "defaults" variable.
#
# Imports below ARE MANDATORY:
# ===================================

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# General
.DS_Store
.AppleDouble
.LSOverride

# Icon must end with two \r
Icon

# Thumbnails
._*

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familyName
styleName
styleMapFamilyName
styleMapStyleName
versionMajor
versionMinor
year
unitsPerEm
descender
xHeight

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from mojo.UI import AllWindows
from mojo.events import addObserver

class ShadowlessRoboFont:
    def __init__(self):
        addObserver(self, 'shadowlessWindow','fontWindowDidOpen')
        addObserver(self, 'shadowlessWindow' ,'spaceCenterDidOpen')
        addObserver(self, 'shadowlessWindow' ,'glyphWindowDidOpen')

    def shadowlessWindow(self, info):

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from mojo.events import addObserver
from AppKit import NSPasteboard, NSArray

def copy2clip(txt):
    from AppKit import NSPasteboard, NSStringPboardType
    pb = NSPasteboard.generalPasteboard()
    pb.declareTypes_owner_([NSStringPboardType],None)
    pb.setString_forType_(txt,NSStringPboardType)

class Contextual(object):

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from fontTools.pens.pointPen import AbstractPointPen




class SortingPen(AbstractPointPen):
    
    def __init__(self):
        self._contours = []
        self._components = []

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# menuTitle : myCloud Export/Import
# shortCut  : command+control+e
"""
  code took from LettError known as Erik van Blokland (or Erik van Blokland known as LettError)

  This is window that wraps the functionality explained here:
  https://forum.robofont.com/topic/646/export-glyph-image-edit-on-ipad-reimport-as-background-image
  https://gist.github.com/LettError/d0d2688abe959595a88b3fdb85c18db3
"""
from vanilla import FloatingWindow, SquareButton, TextBox

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This short tutorial describes how to set up the RoboFont shell's command as an external tool in PyCharm:

1. Go to Preferences…/External Tools

2. hit + button

3. in the "Name" field put something like "RoboFont Output"

    > in following steps, you need to pay attention to fill the entries precisely the same way as described