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#!/usr/bin/env python
# usage: $ python stroke-font.py votre.ufo outputfont.otf
import fontforge
import sys
font = fontforge.open(sys.argv[1])
for glyph in font.glyphs():
# ("circular",width[,linecap,linejoin,flags])
# ("eliptical",width,minor-width,angle[,linecap,linejoin,flags])
# ("caligraphic",width,height,angle[,flags])
# ("polygonal",contour[,flags])
glyph.stroke("circular", 50, "square", "round")
font.generate(sys.argv[2])
"""
glyph.stroke()
Strokes the contours of the glyph using one of the indicated pens. Line cap may be one of
butt
round
square
line join may be
miter
round
bevel
flags is a tuple containing some of the following strings
removeinternal
removeexternal
cleanup
If a polygonal pen is specified, the contour must be a closed convex polygon (no curved edges) with fewer than 100 vertices.
"""