Suffix Automator

SuffixAutomator helps a type developers to reduce repetitive steps when writing simple OpenType features such as one-to-one substitution. It can be useful for writing a Stylistic Set feature, for generating Small Caps receipts, for wrapping characters into classes, for reverse substitution direction, for capitalization or decapitalization source and/or substituted characters, or just for sorting characters.

Links

Online version: michaelrafailyk.github.io/SuffixAutomator

Video with explanation: youtube.com/watch?v=ezTZsHxszL4

Preview

Features

• Enter a list of characters (separated by space or new line) in the left text field.

a b c one two

• Set the suffix such as .alt .sc .loclBGR by typing it in the suffix field.
• Get a feature substitution syntax:

  sub a by a.sc;
  sub b by b.sc;
  sub c by c.sc;
  sub one by one.sc;
  sub two by two.sc;

• Wrap result to class by class substitution by pressing the class button:

  @class1 = [a b c one two];
  @class2 = [a.sc b.sc c.sc one.sc two.sc];
  sub @class1 by @class2;

• Get a receipts for generating composites by pressing the composite button:

a=a.sc
b=b.sc
c=c.sc
one=one.sc
two=two.sc

• Reverse substitution direction (from suffix to character) by pressing the reverse button:

  sub a.sc by a;

• Reverse mode automatically turns on if the first character in the list ends with a suffix that matches the one specified in the suffix field.
• Convert a list of characters such as one two to a list with a suffix by pressing the reverse button:

one.numr
two.numr

• Sort a list of characters such as one one.lf two two.lf A B Aring A.alt aring a a.alt b B.alt Bdot bdot b.alt alphabetically (but logically grouped) by pressing the sort button:

A         # uppercase alphabet
A.alt     # with a suffix
B
B.alt
a         # lowercase alphabet
a.alt     # with a suffix
b
b.alt
one       # figures
two
one.lf    # figures with a suffix
two.lf
Aring     # other characters alphabetically
Bdot
aring
bdot

• Capitalize the first letter of source characters by pressing the capitalize from button.

sub A by a.sc;

• Capitalize the first letter of substituted characters by pressing the capitalize to button.

sub a by A.sc;

• Decapitalize the first letter of source characters by pressing the decapitalize from button.

sub a by A.sc;

• Decapitalize the first letter of substituted characters by pressing the decapitalize to button.

sub A by a.sc;

• Copy feature code to clipboard by pressing the copy button.

Donate

This tool is free to use. If it saves you time or makes your work easier, consider supporting my work:

Ko-fi, PayPal