BDF File Format Export?

Glyphs
#1

I have an old install that has the file
~/Library/Application Support/Glyphs/Plugins/BDF.glyphsFileFormat

which no longer works as I imagine it was for the SDK as of 2017.

Is there a workaround to export as BDF?

My workflow was to get Fontstruct (export .glyphs) to Bitmap via Glyphs.app BDF export.

Thanks!

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#2

You can get the latest version directly from the git repo. I fixed the bugs:

#3

Thanks George!

I get further, but now after selecting a filename to save as I see more errors.

A PDF file is produced, but it’s invalid according to the other tools I use.

As stated previously, I am using a glyphs file exported from Fontstruct.

Python exception: object of type 'NoneType' has no len() Check Macro window output.

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "GlyphsApp/GlyphsApp/plugins.py", line 280, in writeFont_error_
  File "plugin.py", line 72, in export
    self.writeGlyphs(font, f)
  File "plugin.py", line 185, in writeGlyphs
    self.writeGlyph(g, file)
  File "plugin.py", line 157, in writeGlyph
    if len(glyph.unicode) >=4:
TypeError: object of type 'NoneType' has no len()
#4

Is the BDF plugin still supported? Or is there another way you’re handling this now? I’m trying to export a .bdf file and though I’ve downloaded the plugin I’m not seeing anything new in the export panels.

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Edit: It seems like this might be related, but I don’t quite know what to do about this. (I’m on an M1 Macbook Pro running Glyphs 3.)

#5

I’ll update it. Until then, you can run Glyphs in Rosetta mode. Then the plugin should work.

#6

I updated the plugin. It should work in Glyphs 3, now. There is a bug in pyobjc so it will not work in Glyphs 2 under macOS 12.3.

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#7

Hi Georg. The plugin does not work on my version (3068).
Also, the github refers to the “Glyph Note plugin” through the Plugin Manager :thinking:
BDF plugin is not available in the Plugin Manager.

Any Ideas?

#8

This is my Error Message

El plugin BDF.glyphsFileFormat ha ocasionado un error. ActualĂ­celo abriendo el gestor de plugins o volviendo a descargarlo.

Detalles:Traceback (most recent call last):

File “plugin.py”, line 24, in

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named ‘LaunchServices’

App:3.1-3133 Plugin:1.1-3

#9

Can you run this in the macro window an post the result:

import sys, objc
print(sys.version)
print("objc:", objc.__version__)