xProject

A Pythonic API for scripting font source data for parametric variable fonts.

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`xProject.verbose`	Enable/disable console output.
`xProject.settingsFile`	The name of the project settings file.
`xProject.settingsPath`	Returns the full path of the settings file.
`xProject.designspaceFile`	Returns the name of the designspace file.
`xProject.designspacePath`	Returns the full path of the designspace file.
`xProject.designspace`	Returns a fontTools designspace object (after building).
`xProject.parametricAxes`	A list of parametric axes as 4-letter tags.
`xProject.parametricAxesNames`	A dict with custom parametric axis names (values) for 4-letter tags (keys).
`xProject.parametricAxesHidden`	A switch to make parametric axes hidden (or not).
`xProject.sourcesFolderName`	The name of the sources folder.
`xProject.sourcesFolder`	Returns the full path of the sources folder.
`xProject.sourcesPaths`	Returns a list with the full paths of all parametric UFO sources.
`xProject.sources`	Returns a dict of tuning locations (keys) and their UFO sources (values).
`xProject.defaultName`	The name of the default source.
`xProject.defaultSourcePath`	Returns the full path of the default source.
`xProject.defaultLocation`	Returns the parametric location of the default source.
`xProject.defaultFont`	Returns an RFont object of the default font (cached).
`xProject.measurementsFile`	The name of the measurements file.
`xProject.measurementsPath`	Returns the full path of the measurements file.
`xProject.measurements`	Returns the imported measurements as a dictionary.
`xProject.measurementsDefault`	Returns a dictionary with measurements of the default source.
`xProject.smartSetsFile`	Returns the name of the smart sets file.
`xProject.smartSetsPath`	Returns the full path of the smart sets file.
`xProject.smartSets`	Returns the imported smart sets as a two-level dictionary (cases > groups).
`xProject.glyphConstructionsFile`	Returns the name of the glyph construction file.
`xProject.glyphConstructionsPath`	Returns the full path of the glyph construction file.
`xProject.glyphConstructionsRaw`	Returns the raw glyph construction source.
`xProject.glyphConstructions`	Returns the project’s glyph constructions as a dictionary.
`xProject.blendsFile`	The name of the blends file.
`xProject.blendsPath`	Returns the full path of the blends file.
`xProject.blendedAxes`	Returns the imported blended axes as a dictionary.
`xProject.blendedSources`	Returns the imported blended sources as a dictionary.
`xProject.tuning`	Enable/disable tuning (optional, disabled by default).
`xProject.tuningLevels`	The level(s) of tuning to include in the designspace.
`xProject.tuningSourcesFolderName`	The name of the tuning folder.
`xProject.tuningAxesHidden`	A switch to make tuning axes hidden (or not).
`xProject.tuningSourcesFolder`	Returns the full path of the tuning sources subfolder.
`xProject.tuningSourcesPaths`	Returns a list with the full paths of all tuning UFO sources.
`xProject.tuningSources`	Returns a dict of tuning locations (keys) and their UFO sources (values).
`xProject.tuningAxes`	A dict of blended location names (keys) and tuning axes (values).
`xProject.referenceSourcesFolderName`	The name of the reference folder.
`xProject.referenceSourcesFolder`	Returns the full path of the reference sources subfolder.
`xProject.referenceSourcesPaths`	Returns a list with the full paths of all reference UFO sources.
`xProject.referenceBlendsPath`	Returns the full path of the blends file for reference sources.
`xProject.referenceFontName`	The name of the reference font file.
`xProject.referenceFontPath`	Returns the full path of the reference variable font file.
`xProject.instancesFolderName`	The name of the instances folder.
`xProject.instancesFolder`	Returns the full path of the UFO instances folder.
`xProject.fontsFolderName`	The name of the fonts folder.
`xProject.fontsFolder`	Returns the full path of the binary fonts folder.
`xProject.varFontFile`	Returns the name of the variable font file.
`xProject.varFontPath`	Returns the full path of the variable font file.
`xProject.proofsFolderName`	The name of the proofs folder.
`xProject.proofsFolder`	Returns the full path of the proofs folder.
`xProject.setSourceNamesFromMeasurements`	Set source names from the actual measurement value in each source.
`xProject.createParametricSources`	Create fresh min/max sources for parametric axes from default.
`xProject.createMeasurementsFile`	Create a fresh measurements file.
`xProject.createSmartSetsFile`	Create a fresh smart sets file.
`xProject.createGlyphConstructionFile`	Create a fresh glyph construction file.
`xProject.updateGlyphsFromDefault`	Update default glyphs in all sources.
`xProject.copyGlyphsFromDefault`	Copy glyphs from the default source to other sources.
`xProject.copyGroupsFromDefault`	Copy groups from the default source to other sources.
`xProject.copyKerningFromDefault`	Copy glyphs from the default source to other sources.
`xProject.copyUnicodesFromDefault`	Copy unicodes from the default source to all other sources.
`xProject.copyGlyphOrderFromDefault`	Copy glyph order from the default source to all other sources.
`xProject.buildCompositeGlyphs`	Build composite glyphs from glyph constructions.
`xProject.splitSources`	Split new parametric sources from existing sources.
`xProject.createTuningSources`	Initialize tuning sources for all blended locations.
`xProject.calculateTuningSources`	Calculate tuning sources for glyphs based on reference default source.
`xProject.resetTuningSources`	Clear all glyphs from all tuning sources.
`xProject.addParametricAxes`	Add parametric axes to the designspace.
`xProject.addParametricSources`	Add parametric sources to the designspace.
`xProject.addDefaultSource`	Add the default source to the designspace.
`xProject.addTuningAxes`	Add tuning axes to the designspace.
`xProject.addTuningSources`	Add tuning sources to the designspace.
`xProject.addBlendedAxes`	Add blended axes to the designspace.
`xProject.addBlendedSources`	Add blended sources (mappings) to the designspace.
`xProject.addInstances`	Add instances to the designspace.
`xProject.buildDesignspace`	Build designspace file from source data.
`xProject.buildInstances`	Build UFO instances for blended sources.
`xProject.buildVariableFont`	Build avar2 variable font from designspace.
`xProject.cleanupSources`	Remove unnecessary data from UFO sources.
`xProject.normalizeSources`	Normalize UFO sources.
`xProject.addCustomKeysToLib`	Save paths to data files in the designspace lib.
`xProject.save`	Save current designspace to file.
`xProject.printAxes`	Print a list of all variation axes in this project.
`xProject.printSettings`	Print an overview of this project’s settings.
`xProject.validateDesignspace`	Validate range of designspace locations.
`xProject.validateSources`	Validate glyph attributes in all sources against the default.
`xProject.proofGlyphMemes`	Build glyph meme PDF proofs.
`xProject.proofSourcesGlyphSet`	Build glyph set PDF proofs.
`xProject.proofBlends`	Build PDF proof of blends.
`xProject.proofTuning`	Build PDF proofs of tuning sources.