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### `makeotf`
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This program will build an OpenType/CFF font from a feature file that defines the OpenType layout rules, and overrides for default values, and a font file: a Type 1 font, TrueType font, 'detype1' text version of a Type 1 font, or UFO font and It also requires some other meta-data files. It will also build an OpenType/TTF font from a TrueType source font file.
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This program will build an OpenType/CFF font from a feature file that defines the OpenType layout rules, and overrides for default values, and a font file (Type 1 font, TrueType font, 'detype1' text version of a Type 1 font, or UFO font). It also requires some other meta-data files. It will also build an OpenType/TTF font from a TrueType source font file.
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### `buildmasterotfs`
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This script uses `makeotf` to build OTF files from a .designspace file with compatible UFO masters. These OTF files represent the first step toward building a CFF2 variable font.
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### `buildcff2vf`
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This script will use a .designspace file and the output OTFs of `buildmasterotfs` to assemble a CFF2 variable font file.
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### `makeinstancesufo`
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This script will generate UFO fonts from a set of [Superpolator](http://superpolator.com/) master designs.
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This script will generate UFO instances from a .designspace file, and a set of compatible UFO masters. More info on designspace files and interpolation systems can be found at [Superpolator.com](http://superpolator.com/).
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### `mergefonts`
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### `type1`/`detype1`
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These two programs will respectively compile and decompile a Type 1 font from a plain-text representation that is easy to edit. This is good for fixing individual fields. It is also good for copying a specific path element to many glyphs.
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These two programs will respectively compile and decompile a Type 1 font to and from a plain-text representation that is easy to edit. This is good for fixing individual fields. It is also good for copying a specific path element to many glyphs.
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