msx-font/createfont.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

import fontforge
import argparse
import sys
import os

parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
parser.add_argument('charmap')
parser.add_argument('svgdir')
parser.add_argument('--fontname')
parser.add_argument('--fullname')
parser.add_argument('--familyname')
parser.add_argument('--width', type=int)
parser.add_argument('--output-sfd')
parser.add_argument('--output-woff')
parser.add_argument('--output-ttf')

args = parser.parse_args()

font = fontforge.font()

font.ascent = 1024 - 128
font.descent = 128
font.fontname = args.fontname
font.fullname = args.fullname
font.familyname = args.familyname
font.copyright = "Created by Andy Teijelo with FontForge 2.0 (http://fontforge.sf.net)"

f = open(args.charmap)
for line in f:
    codepoint, msxcode = line.strip().split()
    codepoint = int(codepoint)
    msxcode = int(msxcode)
    glyph = font.createChar(codepoint)
    svgfile = "{}.svg".format(msxcode)
    glyph.importOutlines(os.path.join(args.svgdir, svgfile))
    glyph.width = args.width
    glyph.simplify()
    glyph.simplify(1.02, "forcelines")
    glyph.autoHint()

font.save(args.output_sfd)
font.generate(args.output_woff)
font.generate(args.output_ttf)