Converter and deserializer for FontLab Studio 5 VFB files.
FontLab’s own vfb2ufo converter is from 2015, only outputs UFO v2, and
contains serious bugs that are never going to be fixed. Its support on macOS is
subject to Apple’s mercy (no native support for Apple Silicon).
That’s why a single determined programmer with a hex editor set out to rectify this situation.
The VFB file format is described in the vfbLib-rust repo, a work-in-progress implementation of vfbLib in rust.
To install from source in editable mode:
git clone [email protected]:LucasFonts/vfbLib.git
cd vfbLib
pip install -e .vfbLib is on the Python Package Index. Install via pip:
pip install vfblibSee the description of the command line scripts.
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