Print some text in 'preview tab'

Scripting
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This is quite simple question I think, but I need to print some random text in the preview tab (not in console) from the macro. How do I do that? like Glyphs.font.glyphs.text(‘A’)

2

What is a preview tab?

3

when you dbl click on a glyph and you can write to test… whats that called? maybe thats why i didnt find anything in the doc :slight_smile:

4

You mean you want to set the text in an Edit Tab? Or open a new tab with some text?

Font.newTab("Hello World")
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for my propose is the same… I’ll generate the string and I want to display it in any edit tab. could be current or new one

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Thanks - What if I need to add more text to that current tab?

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    import random
    random.seed()

    rnd = random.randint ( 0,6 )

    letters = [
    	['F','/F.ss01','/F.ss02','/F.ss03','/F.ss06','/F.ss07','/F.ss08'],
    	['O','/O.ss01','/O.ss02','/O.ss03','/O.ss06','/O.ss07','/O.ss08'],
    	['N','/N.ss01','/N.ss02','/N.ss03','/N.ss06','/N.ss07','/N.ss08'],
    	['T','/T.ss01','/T.ss02','/T.ss03','/T.ss06','/T.ss07','/T.ss08']
    ]


Font.newTab(letters[0][random.randint ( 0,6 )] + letters[1][random.randint ( 0,6 )] + letters[2][random.randint ( 0,6 )] + letters[3][random.randint ( 0,6 )])

Anyone notice why this code just print only 2 letters instead of 4? Also sometimes print FT others NT… it’s just weird

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You can do:

Font.currentTab.text = newText

Try adding a ‘/’ before the single letters.

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