I need to merge hundreds of .ttf fonts (OpenType and TrueType).
Many Tells about fontforge, but it use a gui interface, so I would need to merge each fonts manually.
So, is there a command-line tool for merging fonts so I can use simple bash glob?
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1You refer to a 'bash blog', which is typically for unix and linux, but has been ported to other OS as well. For which OS do you need this tool?– End Anti-Semitic Hate ♦Nov 28, 2014 at 11:48
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@RockPaperLizard : I don't mind about the OS.– user2284570Nov 28, 2014 at 20:05
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Which implies that if you are using Windows then you are happy to install Cygwin, just to get bash? Or is the mention of bash in the question misleading?– Mawg says reinstate MonicaFeb 26, 2015 at 8:48
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@RockPaperLizard : It can't work like this because there are metadata inside ttf file which include pointers.– user2284570Feb 27, 2015 at 21:56
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@Mawg : No, bash alone is irrelevant here. but CMD or powershell can work. Also ARRRGHHH for Cygwin : building an API over WIN32 (or WIN64 now) when WIN32 is itself a subsystem. Take SUA, it will offer far more performance. But in my case I can take darwin as well as android.– user2284570Feb 27, 2015 at 22:02
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Depends on the merge. If the fonts are compatible in certain ways but have different scripts in them, then my merge script might work:
https://github.com/behdad/fonttools/blob/master/Tools/pyftmerge
If you tell us what kind of usecase you have, we might be able to help you. Let us know here:
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As I said on IRC I want to merge fonts families (ex :
fontRegular.ttf + fontItalic.ttf + fontBold.ttf = font.ttf). Oct 29, 2014 at 9:08