gistfile1.py

def altCompileGlyph(font, glyphName, baseName, accentNames, adjustWidth=False, printErrors=True):
	"""Compile components into a new glyph using components and anchorpoints.
	font: the font
	glyphName: the name of the glyph where it all needs to go
	baseName: the name of the base glyph
	accentNames: a list of accentName, anchorName tuples, [('acute', 'top'), etc]
	"""
	anchors = {}
	errors = {}
	baseGlyph = font[baseName]
	for anchor in baseGlyph.getAnchors():
		anchors[anchor.name] = anchor.position
	destGlyph = font.newGlyph(glyphName, clear=True)
	destGlyph.appendComponent(baseName)
	destGlyph.width = baseGlyph.width
	for accentName, anchorName in accentNames:
		try:
			accent = font[accentName]
		except IndexError:
			errors["glyph '%s' is missing in font %s"%(accentName, font.info.fullName)] =  1
			continue
		shift = None
		for accentAnchor in accent.getAnchors():
			if '_'+anchorName == accentAnchor.name:
				shift = anchors[anchorName][0] - accentAnchor.position[0], anchors[anchorName][1] - accentAnchor.position[1]
				destGlyph.appendComponent(accentName, offset=shift)
				break
		if shift is not None:
			for accentAnchor in accent.getAnchors():
				if accentAnchor.name in anchors:
					anchors[accentAnchor.name] = shift[0]+accentAnchor.position[0], shift[1]+accentAnchor.position[1]
	if printErrors:
		for px in errors.keys():
			print px
	return destGlyph