fontQAtools

This module contains basic functions used by other tests.

This module contains basic functions used by other tests.

average(TheList)

Parameter

TheList: (required) numeric values (non-numeric value will raise a type error)

(Type: list)

Return

arithmetic mean over all values of the list

(Type: float)

variation(TheList)

Parameter

TheList: (required) numeric values (non-numeric value will raise a type error)

(Type: list)

Return

variation over all values of the list

(Type: float)

variance(TheList)

Parameter

TheList: (required) numeric values (non-numeric value will raise a type error)

(Type: list)

Return

variance over all values of the list

(Type: float)

variance(TheList) = variation(TheList) / len(TheList)

StdDeviation(TheList)

Parameter

TheList: (required) numeric values (non-numeric value will raise a type error)

(Type: list)

Return

standard deviation over all values of the list

(Type: float)

trueBBox(TheGlyph, [masterindex])

Parameter

TheGlyph: (required)

masterindex: (optional, default: 0)

Returns a Rect object enclosing all nodes AND all components of 'TheGlyph'. If 'masterindex' is omitted the boundingbox of the first master is returned.

getLSB(TheGlyph, [masterindex])

Parameter

TheGlyph: (required)

masterindex: (optional, default: 0)

Returns left sidebearing of 'TheGlyph's master as integer. If 'masterindex' is omitted the left sidebearing of the first master is returned. This function is Multiple Master - compatible!

getRSB(TheGlyph, [masterindex])

Parameter

TheGlyph: (required)

masterindex: (optional, default: 0)

Returns right sidebearing of 'TheGlyph's master as integer. If 'masterindex' is omitted the right sidebearing of the first master is returned. This function is Multiple Master - compatible

trueFontBox(TheFont, [masterindex])

Parameter

TheFont: (required) font

(Type: FontLab Font object)

masterindex: (optional, default: 0)

(Type: integer)

Return

a rectangle enclosing all nodes AND all components of all glyphs in 'TheFont'.

(Type: FontLab Rect object)

formatUni(TheUnicode)

Parameter

TheUnicode: (required)

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