@sutton-signwriting/font-db


!SignWriting

@sutton-signwriting/font-db is a javascript package for node that generates SVG and PNG images for individual symbols, complete signs, and structured text. The package covers the entire set of the International SignWritnig Alphabet 2010 (ISWA 2010).

This package supports both Formal SignWriting in ASCII (FSW) and SignWriting in Unicode (SWU) character sets, along with the style string. See draft-slevinski-formal-signwriting for detailed specification.

> Author: https://SteveSlevinski.me
> Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXu4AXlG0rXFtk_5SzumDow
> Sponsor: https://www.patreon.com/signwriting
> Donate: https://donate.sutton-signwriting.io

Useful links

- GitHub Repo: https://github.com/sutton-signwriting/font-db
- Documentation: https://www.sutton-signwriting.io/font-db/
- Issue Tracker: https://github.com/sutton-signwriting/font-db/issues
- Online Discussion: https://gitter.im/sutton-signwriting/community

Install in existing NPM package

``
npm install @sutton-signwriting/font-db
`

Install Font Database Package as stand-alone

`
# download package
git clone https://github.com/sutton-signwriting/font-db.git

# install dependancies
cd font-db
npm install

# test project
npm run test
npm run testit fsw
npm run testit fsw-symbol-svg

# create project documentation
npm run docs

# start built-in server
npm run server
`

Usage

$3

`
// import entire library
const fontDb = require('@sutton-signwriting/font-db');

// import individual module
const fsw = require('@sutton-signwriting/font-db/fsw');
`

$3

`
# works for script with FSW and SWU, Symbol and Sign, SVG and PNG.

# output in the terminal
node fsw/fsw-sign-svg M525x535S2e748483x510S10011501x466S2e704510x500S10019476x475-C

# save to file
node fsw/fsw-sign-svg M525x535S2e748483x510S10011501x466S2e704510x500S10019476x475-C output.svg
``

License

MIT

SignWriting General Interest

- SignWriting Website: https://signwriting.org/
- Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SignWriting
- Email Discussion: https://www.signwriting.org/forums/swlist/
- Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SuttonSignWriting/