![]() ![]() One or more local and remote filter list definition files can be used simultaneously to define all desired Glyphs font editor filter lists with the FLM plugin. The filter list definition files that you use to define new filter lists can be stored on your local macOS system or on a remote server that is accessible through HTTP GET requests. Filter List Definition File Storage Location See DEFINITIONS.md for detailed documentation of how you format the file and define both glyph list names and the glyph names that are included in the filter lists. ![]() The filter list definition file is a newline-delimited text file that lists your desired glyph names. How to Make a Filter List Definition File There is no need to modify the builtin functionality for filter list management in Glyphs following an uninstall of the FLM plugin. You can remove all components of the plugin and continue to use filter lists normally in the absence of the plugin and all settings files. Removal of the FLM plugin does not limit use of previously defined filter lists. If you wish to remove any previously defined filter lists, use the builtin functionality for filter list management in the Glyphs GUI. Next, delete the ~/GlyphsFilters directory with the command:Īll filter lists that were previously defined with FLM will remain in your editor. Uninstall the FLM plugin by deleting the directory on the path ~/Library/Application Support/Glyphs/Plugins/FilterListManager.glyphsPlugin. To upgrade your installed plugin, locate the latest release of the plugin and follow the same instructions that you followed for the initial installation above.Ĭhanges that were included in releases since your last upgrade are indicated in the repository CHANGELOG.md. The Preferences > Addons > Plugins window in Glyphs will indicate when an update is available for the FLM plugin. Acknowledge that you want to install FLM in the Glyphs Install Plugin dialog that appears.Double-click the plugin FilterListManager.glyphsPlugin in the top level of the directory to open it with the Glyphs application.Download the latest release archive from the FLM repository Releases in either a *.zip or *.tar.gz compressed format.Rename the file to ist and move it to the path ~/Library/Application Support/Glyphs/ist to restore your original filter list state, then use the documentation above to export the filters for use with this plugin. You can find this backup on the path ~/GlyphsFilters/backup/. This file contains all of the filter list definitions that were present before you ran the FLM plugin. Download the exportfilters.py script located in the tools directory of this repository and run the script with a Python 3 interpreter using the following command from any directory on your system:Ĭonfirm that all of your existing filters are defined in new filter list definition files that are exported to the directory ~/GlyphsFilters, then proceed with use of the plugin to define additional filter lists and manage your previous filter lists.įor those who don't read documentation, there is a backup of the original ist file that was present on FLM install. A handy Python 3 script is available to export your existing filter list definitions to the FLM definition file format and should be used before you run a FLM update. The first run of the plugin replaces all existing Glyphs font editor filter lists that you have previously defined with the filter lists that are defined using the definition files specified for the FLM plugin. Filter List Definition File Storage Locations.How to Make Filter List Definition Files.Please Read Before Use (Really, please read it!).Close and restart Glyphs to view your new filter lists!.Select the Edit > Update Filter Lists menu item in the Glyphs editor.( Optional) Push one or more new filter list definition files to a remote server (or locate definition files that someone else has pushed to a remote server) and create a ~/GlyphsFilters/remote/defs.txt settings file to define the URL to the remote filter list definition files.Create newline-delimited local filter list definition files in ~/GlyphsFilters using the base filename of the definition file to name your filter list.Export your previously defined filter list definitions to FLM formatted definition files with the instructions below.Download the FLM plugin from the repository releases and install in the Glyphs application. ![]() Definition files can be stored locally on your computer or remotely (e.g., in a Github repository) and used with the plugin. Filter List Manager (FLM) is a free, open source plugin for the Glyphs font editor that automates the creation of glyph filter lists with simple newline-delimited glyph definition text files. ![]()
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