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Scripts For Glyphs App

Scripts are little files full of code that unlock new ways to use Glyphs. If you are familiar with the Glyphs 3 software and are now wanting to dive deeper and speed up your workflow These Scripts are a good place to start.
They are Designed primarily for speeding up workflows when working with large variable fonts. They take care of the boring non-design tasks that can east up so much time once you get a few masters in a file.
If you want to try these scripts out for yourself please reach out to me via email at harbor[at]vanillatype.com

Vanilla Type Variant Scaler

This script is primarily used to construct variant glyphs from main glyphs. For example it can create superior inferior, or small caps from basic glyphs. The workflow is: you select the glyphs you want to make variants of. Then you run the script. A dialogue box appears where you define how much you want to scale the glyphs, and how much you want to shift them up or down.

The script automatically creates and names and codes new glyphs form the selected glyphs. the scripts also new kerning groups for these glyphs and scales the side bearings and kerning pairs by the same percentage as the specified in the dialog box

Vanilla Type Master Blender

This script is primarily used interpolate drawings from one master to another. This is useful in conjunction with the Variant Maker. Once you Create a Variant you can adjust the weight of the character to match the color of the master.

The Scripts is mused much in the same way the Variant Scaler is. You select the glyphs you want to adjust then run the script. A dialogue box will appear with each master of your file. you have the option of selecting the master with which you want to blend each individual master and by what percent you want to blend them. *Note this script only works with files that have compatible masters.

Vanilla Type Variant Cloner

This script is primarily used to clone the variant glyphs you made using the Variant Maker Script. You can turn .sups into .subs .numr or .dnom and you can turn small caps from caps into small caps from lowers.
This Scripts is ran like the others. select the characters you want to clone and a dialogue box shows up giving you the option to clone and shift the characters.

This is valuable because the newly created glyphs are made using components of the originally selected variants so you only need to make adjustments to the original variant glyphs and they will be carried over to

Reach out to harbor[at]vanillatype.com to try the Vanilla Type scripts