Bug#1032272: RFP: pysilfont -- Collection of utilities for font development

[Daniel Kahn Gillmor <dkg@fifthhorseman.net>]

Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
X-Debbugs-Cc: dkg@fifthhorseman.net

* Package name    : pysilfont
  Version         : 1.6.0
  Upstream Contact: SIL International <fonts@sil.org>
* URL             : https://github.com/silnrsi/pysilfont
* License         : MIT
  Programming Lang: Python
  Description     : Collection of utilities for font development

This collection of tools supports font development, with an emphasis
on UFO-based workflows. With some limitations, all UFO scripts in
Pysilfont should work with UFO2 or UFO3 source files - and can convert
from one format to the other.

In addition, all scripts will output UFOs in a normalized form,
designed to work with source control systems.



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UFO is what SIL recommends for fonts today:

https://silnrsi.github.io/FDBP/en-US/UFO.html

It is useful, for example, for building their modern fonts like
Scheherezade New from source:

https://github.com/silnrsi/font-scheherazade