List Filter access

Scripting
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Is it possible (other than calling the actual .plist file with os commands) to access List Filters via code?

2

What do you like to do? Do you like to check what filters are in the list? Or select them?

3

My plan is to select one from the given list filters, and run a certain script just over the members of that filter. I want to do this with a list filter, rather than an instant selection of glyphs, because the list filters can be saved, reviewed and changed easier than plain glyph selection.

4

Hey,

Sorry for reviving this thread, but is this possible yet?
Or any news on an implementation?

5

Sorry for reviving this thread, again; Is it yet possible to access or define list filters via scripting? This would be very useful.

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from Foundation import NSMutableDictionary
newListFilter = NSMutableDictionary.dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys_(
	True, "isLeaf",
	"Test", "name",
	["a","b","c","adieresis"], "list",
	"CustomFilterListTemplate", "icon",
	None)

filterController = Font.fontView.glyphsGroupViewController()
glyphGroups = filterController.glyphGroups()[2]["subGroup"]
glyphGroups.append(newListFilter)
filterController.saveCustomFilters()

(Thanks Rainer for the suggestion)

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Sorry for reviving this thread
Georg solution is what Rob wanted. Great!
What about Mark? He said: list already there, access members of list via script.
My additional wish: add scripts to the font view menu (that click right menu) and the script ONLY effects the glyphs currently shown in the font view…

:slight_smile:

9

The script can easily decide for itself what it likes to do :wink:

The above script should give you all you need to access the filters:

filterController = Font.fontView.glyphsGroupViewController()
glyphGroups = filterController.glyphGroups()[2]["subGroup"]
print glyphGroups