danneu · August 22, 2020 06:15 · Feb 1, 2018
diff --git a/text_to_svg_path.py b/text_to_svg_path.py
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+from svgpathtools import wsvg, Line, QuadraticBezier, Path
+
+from freetype import Face
+
+
+def tuple_to_imag(t):
+    return t[0] + t[1] * 1j
+
+
+face = Face('./Vera.ttf')
+face.set_char_size(48 * 64)
+face.load_char('a')
+outline = face.glyph.outline
+y = [t[1] for t in outline.points]
+# flip the points
+outline_points = [(p[0], max(y) - p[1]) for p in outline.points]
+start, end = 0, 0
+paths = []
+
+for i in range(len(outline.contours)):
+    end = outline.contours[i]
+    points = outline_points[start:end + 1]
+    points.append(points[0])
+    tags = outline.tags[start:end + 1]
+    tags.append(tags[0])
+
+    segments = [[points[0], ], ]
+    for j in range(1, len(points)):
+        segments[-1].append(points[j])
+        if tags[j] and j < (len(points) - 1):
+            segments.append([points[j], ])
+    for segment in segments:
+        if len(segment) == 2:
+            paths.append(Line(start=tuple_to_imag(segment[0]),
+                              end=tuple_to_imag(segment[1])))
+        elif len(segment) == 3:
+            paths.append(QuadraticBezier(start=tuple_to_imag(segment[0]),
+                                         control=tuple_to_imag(segment[1]),
+                                         end=tuple_to_imag(segment[2])))
+        elif len(segment) == 4:
+            C = ((segment[1][0] + segment[2][0]) / 2.0,
+                 (segment[1][1] + segment[2][1]) / 2.0)
+
+            paths.append(QuadraticBezier(start=tuple_to_imag(segment[0]),
+                                         control=tuple_to_imag(segment[1]),
+                                         end=tuple_to_imag(C)))
+            paths.append(QuadraticBezier(start=tuple_to_imag(C),
+                                         control=tuple_to_imag(segment[2]),
+                                         end=tuple_to_imag(segment[3])))
+    start = end + 1
+
+path = Path(*paths)
+wsvg(path, filename="text.svg")