fontisan 0.2.13 → 0.2.16

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  132. data/lib/fontisan/tables/glyf/compound_glyph.rb +0 -1
  133. data/lib/fontisan/true_type_collection.rb +8 -8
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+ ---
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+ title: SVG Color Fonts
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+ ---
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+
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+ # SVG Color Fonts
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+
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+ SVG color fonts embed complete SVG documents for each glyph.
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+
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+ ## Overview
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+
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+ SVG color fonts contain:
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+ - Full SVG documents with shapes, gradients, effects
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+ - Can be extremely detailed and complex
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+ - Self-contained (no external resources)
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+
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+ ## Structure
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+
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+ ```ruby
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+ svg = font.tables['SVG']
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+
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+ # SVG documents by glyph ID
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+ svg.documents.each do |glyph_id, doc|
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+ puts "Glyph #{glyph_id}:"
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+ puts doc # Complete SVG XML
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+ end
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## Reading SVG Fonts
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+
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+ ### List SVG Glyphs
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+
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+ ```ruby
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+ font = Fontisan::FontLoader.load('svg-font.ttf')
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+ svg = font.tables['SVG']
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+
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+ if svg
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+ svg.documents.each do |glyph_id, doc|
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+ glyph_name = font.glyph_name(glyph_id)
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+ puts "#{glyph_name}: #{doc.length} bytes"
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+ end
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+ end
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+ ```
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+
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+ ### Parse SVG Content
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+
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+ ```ruby
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+ require 'nokogiri'
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+
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+ svg = font.tables['SVG']
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+ doc = svg.documents[42] # SVG for glyph 42
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+
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+ parsed = Nokogiri::XML(doc)
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+
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+ # Find elements
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+ paths = parsed.css('path')
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+ puts "Paths: #{paths.length}"
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+
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+ rects = parsed.css('rect')
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+ puts "Rectangles: #{rects.length}"
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+
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+ # Find gradients
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+ gradients = parsed.css('linearGradient', 'radialGradient')
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+ puts "Gradients: #{gradients.length}"
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## SVG Features
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+
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+ SVG fonts can include:
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+
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+ | Feature | Support |
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+ |---------|---------|
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+ | Paths | ✓ |
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+ | Basic shapes | ✓ |
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+ | Gradients | ✓ |
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+ | Patterns | ✓ |
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+ | Clip paths | ✓ |
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+ | Masks | ✓ |
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+ | Filters | Limited |
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+ | Animations | No |
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+ | Scripts | No |
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+
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+ ## Exporting
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+
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+ ### Export SVG Files
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+
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+ ```ruby
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+ font = Fontisan::FontLoader.load('svg-font.ttf')
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+ svg = font.tables['SVG']
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+
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+ Dir.mkdir('svg-glyphs') unless Dir.exist?('svg-glyphs')
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+
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+ svg.documents.each do |glyph_id, doc|
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+ glyph_name = font.glyph_name(glyph_id) || "glyph-#{glyph_id}"
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+ filename = "svg-glyphs/#{glyph_name}.svg"
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+ File.write(filename, doc)
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+ end
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## Conversion
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+
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+ ### SVG to Other Formats
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+
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+ ```bash
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+ # SVG is preserved during conversion
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+ fontisan convert svg-font.ttf --to otf --output svg-font.otf
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+ ```
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+
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+ ### Remove SVG
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+
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+ ```bash
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+ # Create version without SVG
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+ fontisan convert svg-font.ttf --to ttf --no-svg --output no-svg.ttf
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## Limitations
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+
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+ ### File Size
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+
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+ SVG fonts can be very large:
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+ - XML text overhead
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+ - Duplicate content across glyphs
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+ - Embedded gradients and filters
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+
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+ ### Browser Support
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+
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+ | Browser | Support |
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+ |---------|---------|
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+ | Firefox | Full |
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+ | Safari | Full |
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+ | Chrome | Full (since v98) |
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+ | Edge | Full |
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+
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+ ### Performance
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+
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+ - **Parsing** — SVG requires XML parsing
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+ - **Rendering** — Complex effects are slow
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+ - **Memory** — Large documents use more memory
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+
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+ ## Comparison with COLR/CPAL
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+
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+ | Feature | SVG | COLR/CPAL |
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+ |---------|-----|-----------|
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+ | File size | Large | Small |
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+ | Effects | Full | Limited |
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+ | Gradients | Full | Limited |
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+ | Browser support | Good | Good |
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+ | Variable fonts | No | Yes |
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+
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+ ## Best Practices
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+
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+ 1. **Optimize SVGs** — Minimize file size
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+ 2. **Use COLR/CPAL if possible** — Better performance
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+ 3. **Test rendering** — Complex effects may not work everywhere
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+ 4. **Provide fallbacks** — Not all platforms support SVG fonts
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+ # Color Fonts
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+
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+ Fontisan supports working with color fonts in various formats.
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+
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+ ## Supported Formats
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+ - **COLR/CPAL** - OpenType color font tables
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+ - **SVG** - SVG-based color fonts
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+ - **CBDT/CBLC** - Color bitmap fonts
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+
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+ ## Reading Color Fonts
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+
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+ ```ruby
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+ require 'fontisan'
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+
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+ # Load a color font
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+ font = Fontisan.load('color-font.ttf')
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+
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+ # Check if font has color
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+ if font.color?
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+ puts "This is a color font"
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+ puts "Format: #{font.color_format}"
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+ end
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## Color Palettes
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+ For COLR/CPAL fonts:
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+ ```ruby
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+ # Get color palettes
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+ palettes = font.color_palettes
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+
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+ palettes.each do |palette|
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+ puts "Palette:"
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+ palette.colors.each do |color|
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+ puts " ##{color.hex}"
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+ end
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+ end
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## Converting Color Fonts
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+ ```ruby
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+ # Convert color font to WOFF2
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+ Fontisan.convert('color-font.ttf', output_format: :woff2)
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## Related
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+
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+ - [Variable Fonts](/guide/variable) - Variable font support
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+ ---
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+ title: vs Font-Validator
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+ ---
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+
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+ # Fontisan vs Font-Validator
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+
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+ Compare Fontisan with Microsoft's Font-Validator.
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+
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+ ## Overview
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+ Font-Validator is Microsoft's C# tool for comprehensive font validation.
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+
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+ | | Font-Validator | Fontisan |
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+ |---|----------------|----------|
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+ | Language | C# | Ruby |
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+ | Runtime | .NET required | None |
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+ | Platform | Windows focus | Cross-platform |
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+ | Features | Validation only | Full suite |
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+
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+ ## Profile Equivalents
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+
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+ | Font-Validator | Fontisan |
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+ |----------------|----------|
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+ | Auto | `fontisan validate -t indexability` |
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+ | Full | `fontisan validate -t production` |
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+ | Web | `fontisan validate -t web` |
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+ | Custom | `fontisan validate -t spec_compliance` |
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+
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+ ## Feature Comparison
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+
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+ ### Validation
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+
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+ | Feature | Font-Validator | Fontisan |
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+ |---------|----------------|----------|
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+ | Profiles | 3+ | 5 |
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+ | Helpers | ~50 | 56 |
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+ | Coverage reports | ✅ | ✅ |
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+ | Custom rules | ❌ | ✅ |
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+ | Severity levels | ✅ | ✅ |
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+ | Output formats | XML | YAML, JSON, Text |
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+ ### Font Operations
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+ | Feature | Font-Validator | Fontisan |
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+ |---------|----------------|----------|
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+ | Validation | ✅ | ✅ |
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+ | Conversion | ❌ | ✅ |
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+ | Subsetting | ❌ | ✅ |
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+ | Information | Limited | ✅ |
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+ | Collections | Limited | ✅ |
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+
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+ ### Format Support
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+ | Format | Font-Validator | Fontisan |
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+ |--------|----------------|----------|
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+ | TrueType | ✅ | ✅ |
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+ | OpenType | ✅ | ✅ |
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+ | WOFF | ✅ | ✅ |
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+ | WOFF2 | ✅ | ✅ |
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+ | Type 1 | ❌ | ✅ |
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+ | TTC/OTC | Limited | ✅ |
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+ ### Variable Fonts
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+ | Feature | Font-Validator | Fontisan |
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+ |---------|----------------|----------|
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+ | fvar validation | ✅ | ✅ |
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+ | gvar validation | ✅ | ✅ |
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+ | Instance generation | ❌ | ✅ |
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+ | Format conversion | ❌ | ✅ |
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+ ## Validation Profiles
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+ ### Fontisan Profiles
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+ | Profile | Checks | Focus |
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+ |---------|--------|-------|
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+ | indexability | 8 | Fast discovery |
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+ | usability | 26 | Installation |
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+ | production | 37 | Full quality |
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+ | web | 18 | Web fonts |
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+ | spec_compliance | Full | Spec audit |
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+ ### Font-Validator Profiles
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+ | Profile | Focus |
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+ |---------|-------|
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+ | Auto | Quick check |
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+ | Full | Comprehensive |
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+ | Web | Web fonts |
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+ ## Unique Features
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+ ### Fontisan Unique
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+ - **Pure Ruby** — No .NET runtime
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+ - **Font conversion** — TTF ↔ OTF ↔ WOFF
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+ - **Subsetting** — Create font subsets
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+ - **Collections** — Full TTC/OTC support
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+ - **Custom validators** — DSL for rules
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+ - **Variable fonts** — Instance generation
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+ - **Type 1 support** — Legacy format
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+ ### Font-Validator Unique
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+ - **Microsoft official** — From the source
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+ - **Deep Windows integration** — Windows-specific checks
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+ - **Mature** — Long development history
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+ ## Installation Comparison
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+ ### Font-Validator
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+ ```bash
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+ # Requires .NET runtime
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+ # Windows: Download MSI
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+ # Linux: Requires Mono or .NET Core
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+ # macOS: Requires .NET Core
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+ ```
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+ ### Fontisan
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+ ```bash
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+ # All platforms, no runtime
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+ gem install fontisan
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+ ```
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+ ## Use Case Recommendations
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+ ### Use Fontisan When:
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+ - You're not on Windows
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+ - You need conversion features
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+ - You need subsetting
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+ - You want custom validators
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+ - You need Type 1 support
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+ ### Use Font-Validator When:
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+ - You need Microsoft official validation
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+ - You need Windows-specific checks
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+ - You're in a .NET environment
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+ ## Code Comparison
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+ ### Basic Validation
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+ ```bash
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+ ```
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+ ### With Profile
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+ ```
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+ ### Output Format
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+ ```
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+ ## Custom Validators
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+ ```ruby
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+ class MyValidator < Fontisan::Validators::Validator
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+ def define_checks
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+ check_table :name_check, 'name', severity: :error do |table|
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+ end
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+ end
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+ end
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+ ```
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+ ## CI/CD Integration
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+ ### Font-Validator
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+ ```yaml
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+ # Requires .NET runtime
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+ - run: FontValidator.exe fonts/*.ttf
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+ ```
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+ ### Fontisan
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+ ```yaml
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+ # Uses Ruby (already available on most runners)
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+ - run: gem install fontisan
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+ - run: fontisan validate fonts/*.ttf
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+ ```
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+ ## Conclusion
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+ | Need | Recommendation |
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+ |------|----------------|
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+ | Ruby environment | Fontisan |
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+ | Cross-platform | Fontisan |
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+ | Conversion features | Fontisan |
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+ | Custom validation | Fontisan |
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+ | Microsoft official | Font-Validator |
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+ | Windows-specific | Font-Validator |
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+ | .NET environment | Font-Validator |
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+ ---
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+ title: vs fonttools
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+ ---
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+ # Fontisan vs fonttools
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+ Compare Fontisan with Python's fonttools library.
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+ ## Overview
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+ | | fonttools | Fontisan |
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+ |---|-----------|----------|
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+ | Language | Python | Ruby |
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+ | Dependencies | Python + extensions | Pure Ruby |
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+ | Native code | Required | None |
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+ | Validation | External tools | Built-in |
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+
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+ ## Feature Comparison
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+
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+ ### Font Formats
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+
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+ | Format | fonttools | Fontisan |
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+ |--------|-----------|----------|
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+ | TrueType (TTF) | ✅ | ✅ |
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+ | OpenType (OTF) | ✅ | ✅ |
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+ | WOFF | ✅ | ✅ |
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+ | WOFF2 | ✅ | ✅ |
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+ | Type 1 (PFB/PFA) | Partial | ✅ |
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+ | TTC/OTC | ✅ | ✅ |
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+ | dfont | ✅ | ✅ |
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+ | SVG | ✅ | ✅ |
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+ | UFO | ✅ | Planned |
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+
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+ ### Font Operations
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+ | Operation | fonttools | Fontisan |
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+ |-----------|-----------|----------|
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+ | Font loading | ✅ | ✅ |
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+ | Font saving | ✅ | ✅ |
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+ | Table access | ✅ | ✅ |
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+ | TTX export | ✅ | ✅ |
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+ | Subsetting | ✅ | ✅ |
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+ | Merging | ✅ | ✅ |
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+
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+ ### Variable Fonts
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+
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+ | Feature | fonttools | Fontisan |
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+ |---------|-----------|----------|
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+ | fvar reading | ✅ | ✅ |
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+ | gvar reading | ✅ | ✅ |
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+ | CFF2 reading | ✅ | ✅ |
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+ | Instance generation | ✅ | ✅ |
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+ | Format conversion | ✅ | ✅ |
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+
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+ ### Font Conversion
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+ | Conversion | fonttools | Fontisan |
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+ |------------|-----------|----------|
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+ | TTF ↔ OTF | ✅ | ✅ |
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+ | TTF ↔ WOFF | ✅ | ✅ |
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+ | TTF ↔ WOFF2 | ✅ | ✅ |
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+ | Type 1 → OTF | ✅ | ✅ |
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+ | OTF → Type 1 | ❌ | ✅ |
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+ | Curve conversion | ✅ | ✅ |
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+
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+ ### Hinting
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+
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+ | Feature | fonttools | Fontisan |
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+ |---------|-----------|----------|
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+ | TrueType instructions | Read | Read |
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+ | PostScript hints | Read | Read |
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+ | Hint conversion | ❌ | ✅ |
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+ | Bidirectional | ❌ | ✅ |
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+ | Autohint | External | ✅ |
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+
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+ ### Validation
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+
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+ | Feature | fonttools | Fontisan |
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+ |---------|-----------|----------|
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+ | Built-in validation | ❌ | ✅ |
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+ | Validation profiles | ❌ | ✅ (5) |
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+ | Validation helpers | ❌ | ✅ (56) |
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+ | Custom validators | ❌ | ✅ |
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+ | Coverage reports | ❌ | ✅ |
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+
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+ ### Collections
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+
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+ | Feature | fonttools | Fontisan |
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+ |---------|-----------|----------|
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+ | TTC/OTC reading | ✅ | ✅ |
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+ | TTC/OTC writing | ✅ | ✅ |
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+ | Table deduplication | ✅ | ✅ |
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+ | dfont support | ✅ | ✅ |
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+
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+ ## Unique Features
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+
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+ ### Fontisan Unique
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+
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+ - **Pure Ruby** — No Python, no native extensions
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+ - **Built-in validation** — 5 profiles, 56 helpers
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+ - **Bidirectional hint conversion** — TrueType ↔ PostScript
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+ - **Custom validators** — DSL for validation rules
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+ - **Type 1 roundtrip** — Full conversion support
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+
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+ ### fonttools Unique
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+
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+ - **UFO format** — Full UFO 3 support
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+ - **FEA parsing** — Adobe Feature Expressions
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+ - **Designspace** — MutatorMath integration
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+ - **Extensive ecosystem** — Many third-party tools
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+
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+ ## Performance
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+
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+ ### Installation
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+
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+ | Metric | fonttools | Fontisan |
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+ |--------|-----------|----------|
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+ | Python required | Yes | No |
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+ | C extensions | Often required | No |
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+ | Install time | 30-60s | 5-10s |
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+ | Dependencies | Many | None |
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+
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+ ### Runtime
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+ Both libraries are fast enough for most use cases. Fontisan's pure Ruby approach has minimal overhead for typical operations.
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+ ## Use Case Recommendations
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+
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+ ### Use Fontisan When:
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+ - You're in a Ruby environment
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+ - You need validation built-in
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+ - You need hint conversion
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+ - You want minimal dependencies
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+ - You're deploying to constrained environments
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+
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+ ### Use fonttools When:
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+
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+ - You're in a Python environment
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+ - You need UFO/FEA support
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+ - You need Designspace support
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+ - You rely on the Python font ecosystem
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+
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+ ## Code Comparison
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+
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+ ### Load and Save
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+ ```python
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+ # fonttools
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+ from fontTools.ttLib import TTFont
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+ font = TTFont('input.ttf')
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+ font.save('output.ttf')
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+ ```
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+ ```ruby
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+ # Fontisan
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+ font = Fontisan::FontLoader.load('input.ttf')
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+ Fontisan::FontWriter.write(font, 'output.ttf')
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+ ```
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+
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+ ### Access Table
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+
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+ ```python
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+ # fonttools
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+ name = font['name'].getBestFamilyName()
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+ ```
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+
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+ ```ruby
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+ # Fontisan
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+ name = font.tables['name'].family_name
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+ ```
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+
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+ ### Variable Font Instance
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+ ```python
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+ # fonttools
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+ from fontTools.varLib.instancer import instantiateVariableFont
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+ instance = instantiateVariableFont(font, {'wght': 700})
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+ ```
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+
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+ ```ruby
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+ # Fontisan
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+ writer = Fontisan::Variation::InstanceWriter.new(font)
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+ instance = writer.generate_instance(wght: 700)
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## Migration
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+
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+ See [Migrate from fonttools](/guide/migrations/fonttools) for a detailed migration guide.
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+
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+ ## Conclusion
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+ | Need | Recommendation |
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+ |------|----------------|
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+ | Ruby environment | Fontisan |
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+ | Python environment | fonttools |
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+ | Validation | Fontisan |
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+ | UFO/FEA | fonttools |
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+ | Hint conversion | Fontisan |
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+ | Minimal dependencies | Fontisan |
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+ ---
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+ title: Feature Comparisons
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+ ---
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+
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+ # Feature Comparisons
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+
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+ Compare Fontisan's capabilities with other popular font processing tools.
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+
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+ ## Comparison Pages
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+
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+ ### vs fonttools
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+
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+ [→ Compare with fonttools](/guide/comparisons/fonttools)
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+
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+ Comprehensive comparison with Python's fonttools library:
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+ - Font formats (TTF, OTF, TTC, WOFF, WOFF2, Type 1, SVG, UFO)
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+ - Variable fonts (instancing, conversion, axes)
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+ - Font conversion (TTF↔OTF, curves, hints)
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+ - Font validation
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+ - Color fonts
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+ - Hinting
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+ - Collections
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+
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+ ### vs lcdf-typetools
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+
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+ [→ Compare with lcdf-typetools](/guide/comparisons/lcdf-typetools)
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+
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+ Comparison with the lcdf-typetools suite (otfinfo, cfftot1, etc.):
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+ - Font information extraction
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+ - CFF/Type 1 conversion
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+ - Font validation
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+ - Hint handling
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+
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+ ### vs Font-Validator
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+
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+ [→ Compare with Font-Validator](/guide/comparisons/font-validator)
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+
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+ Comparison with Microsoft's Font-Validator:
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+ - Validation profiles
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+ - Helper coverage
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+ - Reporting capabilities
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+
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+ ## Key Advantages
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+
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+ ### 💎 Pure Ruby
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+
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+ Fontisan is 100% pure Ruby with no external dependencies:
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+
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+ - **No Python** required (unlike fonttools)
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+ - **No C++ compilation** needed (unlike lcdf-typetools)
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+ - **No .NET runtime** required (unlike Font-Validator)
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+ - Works anywhere Ruby runs — Linux, macOS, Windows, BSD
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+
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+ ### 🔄 Bidirectional Hint Conversion
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+
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+ Fontisan is the **only** library that supports bidirectional hint conversion:
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+
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+ - TrueType instructions → PostScript hints
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+ - PostScript hints → TrueType instructions
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+ - Automatic hint generation (autohint)
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+
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+ ### ✅ Built-in Validation
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+
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+ Unlike fonttools, Fontisan includes comprehensive validation:
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+
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+ - 5 validation profiles
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+ - 56 validation helpers
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+ - Custom validation DSL
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+ - Detailed error reporting
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+
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+ ### 📦 All-in-One
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+
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+ Fontisan combines capabilities from multiple tools:
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+
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+ | Capability | fonttools | lcdf-typetools | Font-Validator | Fontisan |
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+ |-----------|-----------|----------------|----------------|----------|
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+ | Font conversion | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
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+ | Font validation | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
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+ | Variable fonts | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
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+ | Type 1 support | Partial | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
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+ | Color fonts | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
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+ | Hint conversion | ❌ | Partial | ❌ | ✅ |
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+ | **Pure Ruby** | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |