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https://github.com/epilys/gerb
Graphical font editor (GTK + Rust)
https://github.com/epilys/gerb
design font font-editor fonts gtk gtk-rs gtk3 gui rust type type-design typeface typography ufo
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Graphical font editor (GTK + Rust)
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/epilys/gerb
- Owner: epilys
- License: gpl-3.0
- Created: 2022-01-21T17:39:40.000Z (over 2 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2024-04-18T13:06:55.000Z (5 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-05-01T15:18:15.636Z (4 months ago)
- Topics: design, font, font-editor, fonts, gtk, gtk-rs, gtk3, gui, rust, type, type-design, typeface, typography, ufo
- Language: Rust
- Homepage:
- Size: 6.51 MB
- Stars: 312
- Watchers: 11
- Forks: 7
- Open Issues: 15
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
- Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
- License: LICENSE
- Code of conduct: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
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README
# gerb [![License]][gpl3] [![No Maintenance Intended]][no-maintenance] [![Build Status]][actions] [![Latest Version]][crates.io] [![netbsd]][pkgsrc.se] [![aur]][aur-url]
[gpl3]: https://github.com/epilys/gerb/blob/main/LICENSE
[Build Status]: https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/epilys/gerb/builds.yaml?branch=main
[actions]: https://github.com/epilys/gerb/actions?query=branch%3Amain
[Latest Version]: https://img.shields.io/crates/v/gerb.svg?color=white
[crates.io]: https://crates.io/crates/gerb
[Top Language]: https://img.shields.io/github/languages/top/epilys/gerb?color=white&logo=rust&logoColor=black
[License]: https://img.shields.io/github/license/epilys/gerb?color=white
[pkgsrc.se]: https://pkgsrc.se/fonts/gerb
[netbsd]: https://img.shields.io/badge/netbsd-pkgsrc%2Ffonts%2Fgerb-%23777777?labelColor=%23ea6410
[aur-url]: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/gerb-git
[aur]: https://img.shields.io/badge/aur-gerb--git-%23555555?labelColor=%23ecf2f5
[No Maintenance Intended]: https://img.shields.io/badge/No%20Maintenance%20Intended-%F0%9F%97%99-red
[no-maintenance]: https://unmaintained.tech/
| ☛ Development has stopped as of 2023-05-03. [Discussion](https://github.com/epilys/gerb/discussions/44) |
| ---
1. _*gerb ʰ-_: [reconstructed Proto-Indo-European root](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/gerb%CA%B0-), meaning _to carve_
2. `gerb`: a font editor in gtk3 and Rust
Editing a glyph.
☛ See the Screenshots section.
`gerb` is a GUI font editor and IDE.
It is not production ready, but all the basics are implemented.
It uses the [_UFOv3_](https://unifiedfontobject.org/versions/ufo3/index.html) format and can import:[^0]
- _UFOv2_ directories
- _Glyphs_ files
and export:[^1]
- OpenType files (`.otf`)
- TrueType files (`.ttf`)
[^0]: Import is performed with [`fontTools`](https://github.com/fonttools/fonttools) and [`glyphsLib`](https://github.com/googlefonts/glyphsLib).
[^1]: Export is performed with [`ufo2ft`](https://github.com/googlefonts/ufo2ft).
| ℹ️ Interested in contributing? Consult [`CONTRIBUTING.md`](./CONTRIBUTING.md). |
| --- |
## Features
- import from other font source formats
- export to `.otf` and `.ttf`
- configurable shortcuts system
- unlimited undos
- embedded python shell and API for scripting and plugins (work in progress)
- git integration (work in progress)
- themeable (work in progress)
### Future features
- [ ] work with designspaces ([tracking issue #22](https://github.com/epilys/gerb/issues/22))
## Screenshots [^2]
[^2]: The screenshot typeface is [Sporting Grotesque](https://www.velvetyne.fr/fonts/sporting-grotesque/).
## Alternative software
- [FontForge](https://fontforge.org) is the indisputable FOSS font editor.
Realistically this is the only choice one has for making a professional quality typeface with free software.
Some other projects in development are:
- [runebender](https://github.com/linebender/runebender): development seems to have slowed down (as of Wed 15 Mar 2023).
Unfortunately, the project —while excellent— looks like it is encumbered by its UI toolkit's development.
In contrast, **gerb uses the standard FOSS UI toolkit, `gtk`**.
- [MFEK](https://github.com/MFEK): it's focused on splitting every functionality into micro-libraries.
**gerb's technical goal is shipping a font editor**.
## Install
### Packages
Packages are available:
- NetBSD
- Debian / Ubuntu as `.deb` files included with each [release](https://github.com/epilys/gerb/releases)
- Arch Linux
It is also installable from [crates.io](https://crates.io/crates/gerb): ```cargo install gerb```
### Prebuilt GNU/Linux & macos amd64 binaries
See ['Releases'](https://github.com/epilys/gerb/releases) for binaries of tagged releases built in the CI.
## Build
To build, you will need Rust's `cargo` tool.
You can get it from your distribution's packages, or directly with the official [`rustup`](https://rustup.rs) tool.
If the build fails because of missing system libraries, see the [Dependencies](#dependencies) section of the `README`.
Download or clone the git repository with your method of choice, e.g.:
```shell
git clone https://github.com/epilys/gerb.git
cd gerb
cargo build --release
```
### Dependencies
Needs `gtk-3`.
For the `python` feature you'll need `libpython3.9` or greater.
On Debian and relatives:
```shell
apt install libgtk-3-dev
```
On `macOS` you can install dependencies with `Homebrew`:
```shell
brew install librsvg gtk+3 gnome-icon-theme
```
## Run & Configuration
You can open a UFOv3 project from the GUI ( *File->Open* or Ctrl+O ) or directly in the command line with the `-u` flag.
Assuming the project directory is "/path/to/font.ufo":
```shell
# Directly calling the binary:
gerb -u /path/to/font.ufo
# Running through cargo
cargo run --release -- -u /path/to/font.ufo
```
Configuration of various settings is stored at the `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/gerb` directory in a TOML file.
The usual location would be `$HOME/.config/gerb/config.toml`.
[**dconf**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dconf) is not used but PRs that add dconf support are welcome.