[fontforge-users] Import kerning

[Ico]

Hope I signed-up.

This is the issue
https://github.com/fontforge/fontforge/issues/2927

and this is my complete script


import fontforge
import sys
import json
import os


path=os.path.dirname(__file__) #take absolute path

with open(os.path.join(path, "characterMap.json")) as data_file:
#parsing JSON
ranges = json.load(data_file) #contains used Unicode groups, defined
what fonts exactly want

if ('--help' in sys.argv):
print '\nUsage: script.py [input path of font] ' + \
' [output path of font]\n'
else :
inputPath = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), sys.argv[1])
outputPath = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), sys.argv[2])

a=[]
for group, value in ranges.items(): #iterate over ranges - Unicode
groups defined in JSON
a.append(('ranges',None))
a += value

b=[]
amb=fontforge.open(inputPath) #open source font from path from
second argument
n=fontforge.font() #create new font
for l in amb.gpos_lookups:
print "\n"
print amb.gsub_lookups
print "\n"
n.importLookups(amb,l)
print "\n"
print n.getLookupSubtables(l)
print "\n"
for z in n.getLookupSubtables(l):
print "\n"
print n.isKerningClass(z)
print "\n"
print n.getLookupSubtableAnchorClasses(z)
print "\n"
for j in amb.gsub_lookups:
n.importLookups(amb,j)
amb.selection.select(*a) #copy all of chars from ranges
amb.copy() #does copy them
n.encoding=amb.encoding #type of encoding
# n.addLookupSubtable(amb.gpos_lookups[0], amb.getLookupSubtables(amb.
gpos_lookups[0]))
# subtable=amb.getLookupSubtables(amb.gpos_lookups[0])
# n.addLookupSubtable(n.gpos_lookups[0], "newSub")
# print "\n"
# print n.getLookupSubtables(n.gpos_lookups[0])
# print "\n"
n.layers["Back"].is_quadratic = amb.layers["Back"].is_quadratic
#optimalization
n.layers["Fore"].is_quadratic = amb.layers["Fore"].is_quadratic
#optimalization
n.version=amb.version
n.fontname=amb.fontname #name it with first argument
n.familyname=amb.familyname #name it with first argument
n.fullname=amb.fullname #name it with first argument
n.gasp=amb.gasp
n.uwidth=amb.uwidth
n.weight=amb.weight
n.intersect()
n.removeOverlap() #optimalization
n.simplify() #optimalization
n.addExtrema() #optimalization
n.round () #optimalization
n.autoHint() #optimalization
n.autoInstr() #optimalization
n.correctDirection () #optimalization
n.ascent = amb.ascent
n.descent = amb.descent
n.upos = amb.upos
n.os2_winascent = amb.os2_winascent
n.os2_windescent = amb.os2_windescent
n.os2_use_typo_metrics = amb.os2_use_typo_metrics
n.os2_typoascent = amb.os2_typoascent
n.os2_typodescent = amb.os2_typodescent
n.os2_typolinegap = amb.os2_typolinegap
n.os2_winascent_add = amb.os2_winascent_add
n.os2_windescent_add = amb.os2_windescent_add
n.os2_typoascent_add = amb.os2_typoascent_add
n.os2_typodescent_add = amb.os2_typodescent_add
n.os2_width = amb.os2_width
n.os2_strikeypos = amb.os2_strikeypos
n.os2_strikeysize = amb.os2_strikeysize
n.os2_subxoff = amb.os2_subxoff
n.os2_subxsize = amb.os2_subxsize
n.os2_subyoff = amb.os2_subyoff
n.os2_subysize = amb.os2_subysize
n.os2_supxoff = amb.os2_supxoff
n.os2_supxsize = amb.os2_supxsize
n.os2_supyoff = amb.os2_supyoff
n.os2_supysize = amb.os2_supysize
n.os2_weight = amb.os2_weight
n.os2_weight_width_slope_only = amb.os2_weight_width_slope_only
n.hasvmetrics = amb.hasvmetrics
n.hhea_ascent = amb.hhea_ascent
n.hhea_ascent_add = amb.hhea_ascent_add
n.hhea_descent = amb.hhea_descent
n.hhea_descent_add = amb.hhea_descent_add
n.hhea_linegap = amb.hhea_linegap
n.os2_fstype = amb.os2_fstype
n.os2_codepages = amb.os2_codepages
n.os2_family_class = amb.os2_family_class
n.os2_fstype = amb.os2_fstype
n.os2_panose = amb.os2_panose
n.selection.select(*a)
n.paste() #paste chars from sourced font
n.generate(outputPath) #generate font and place it in path from
third argument
n.close()

print "\n --- Font was install successfully ---\n"