GSGlyph

Creates a glyph with a name and no layers.

Creates a glyph from a Glyphs file dictionary representation.

Creates a glyph by reading a .glyph file.

Creates a glyph from a Glyphs file representation at the current parser position.

The glyph name used within Glyphs.

Assigns a glyph name and updates related glyph information.

Assigns a glyph name with control over related updates.

Assigns a glyph name without updating related state.

Assigns a glyph name and updates name lookup in the containing font.

The glyph name used within Glyphs, with font references updated when it changes.

Assigns a glyph name and updates references to the old glyph name within the font.

Checks whether a glyph name can be assigned to the receiver.

Finds the standard glyph name corresponding to a nonstandard name.

Checks whether a string follows the glyph name syntax.

The preferred glyph name for exported font files.

Whether the production name is stored as a custom value.

Whether the glyph is marked for inclusion in exported font files.

The font that contains the glyph, or nil for a detached glyph.

The font that contains the glyph, or nil for a detached glyph.

The current index in the containing font’s glyph collection.

The identifier used to refer to the glyph independently of its name.

The Unicode code points associated with the glyph, as an ordered set of uppercase hexadecimal strings.

The Unicode scalars associated with the glyph in their assignment order.

The number of associated Unicode code points.

The first Unicode code point associated with the glyph, as an uppercase hexadecimal string.

The first associated Unicode value as a scalar, or nil when it is missing or invalid.

The numeric value of the first associated Unicode code point, or 0 when there is none.

The character for the first associated Unicode code point, or an empty string when this convenience API cannot represent it.

Adds a Unicode code point while preserving the existing code points.

Adds a Unicode scalar while preserving the existing assignments.

Removes a Unicode code point while preserving the order of the remaining code points.

Removes a Unicode scalar while preserving the order of the remaining assignments.

Assigns Unicode code points without updating related state.

Checks whether a string uses the uppercase hexadecimal syntax for a Unicode code point.

The Unicode string represented by the glyph’s character composition.

The writing system associated with the glyph.

Whether script is stored as glyph-local glyph info.

The broad classification used to interpret and organize the glyph.

The classification that refines category.

Whether category is stored as glyph-local glyph info.

Whether subCategory is stored as glyph-local glyph info.

Assigns a case classification without recording a glyph change.

Whether the case classification is stored as glyph-local glyph info.

The title of an explicit glyph group used for sorting and display.

The ordering value of an explicit glyph group.

Whether group and groupIdx are stored as glyph-local glyph info.

The writing direction associated with the glyph.

Whether direction is stored as glyph-local glyph info.

The key used instead of name for predefined glyph sorting.

The sorting key used when alternate glyphs are kept together.

Whether sortName and sortNameForKeepAlternatesTogether are stored as glyph-local glyph info.

Whether the glyph uses CJK layout behavior.

Whether the glyph is rotated clockwise in vertical text.

Whether the glyph uses a tabular-figure naming convention.

Whether any glyph info is stored as a glyph-local override.

Applies glyph information from a Glyph Info Database record.

Applies glyph information from a Glyph Info Database record for construction-time use.

The layers keyed by their layer identifiers.

The layers ordered by font master, with each master layer before the other layers associated with that font master.

The number of layers.

The layer at an index in insertion order.

The layer for an identifier.

The existing layer for an identifier, or nil when the glyph does not contain it.

Adds or replaces a layer under an identifier.

Removes the layer for an identifier.

The first layer with an exact matching name, or nil when no layer matches.

The first layer with an exact matching name and associated font master, or nil when no layer matches.

One layer for each font master identifier, in the requested order.

The first layer with a matching derived layer key, or nil when no layer matches.

The layer nearest to a design-space position within an exclusive distance tolerance, or nil when no layer qualifies.

Returns the layer at the given design space location.

Orders layers by font master, placing each master layer before the other layers associated with that font master.

Marks the derived layer keys of all layers for reevaluation.

The layer identifier groups used to check compatibility and coordinate edits across corresponding layers.

The layer identifier groups required by a set of instances.

The layer identifier groups formed without reference to configured instances.

The forced layer group containing a layer, or nil when the layer is not in a group.

The forced layer group containing a layer, or nil when the layer is not in a group.

The forced layer group containing a layer as an array, or nil when the layer is not in a group.

The identifiers of layers in the same group that have compatible shapes, anchors, and path-component hints.

The font masters including representations of active Intermediate-layer locations.

Whether every layer group has matching structure for interpolation.

Whether the layers have matching shapes, anchor names, and path-component hints.

Whether the specified layers have matching shapes, anchor names, and path-component hints.

Whether selected aspects of the specified layers have matching structure.

Marks layer compatibility for reevaluation.

Clears the shapes of active layers whose selected aspects do not match the first layer.

Whether any stored layer has special layer attributes.

Whether any stored layer is an Intermediate layer at explicit design-space coordinates.

Whether any stored layer is an Alternative layer selected by axis rules.

User-defined tags for organizing and filtering the glyph.

An array representation of the tags for use with Cocoa bindings.

The number of assigned tags.

The tag at an index, or nil if the index is out of range.

The index of a tag, or nil when the tag is not assigned.

Adds a tag if it is not already assigned.

Removes a tag if it is assigned.

Removes the tag at an index.

A free-form note associated with the glyph.

The color label used to organize the glyph, or nil if no color label is assigned.

A standard color label, or GSLabelColor.noColor if the glyph has a custom color label or no color label.

The glyph-local axes used by Smart Components.

The number of glyph-local axes.

The glyph-local axis at an index, or nil when the index is out of range.

Inserts a glyph-local axis at an index.

Removes the glyph-local axis at an index.

Replaces the glyph-local axis at an index.

The axes defining a complete design-space location for the glyph.

The total number of font axes and glyph-local axes.

The internal coordinate ranges of selected axes.

The internal coordinate ranges of the font axes and glyph-local axes.

A detached layer formed by applying interpolation coefficients to compatible source layers.

A detached layer interpolated for an instance together with its additional layers.

Adds the corresponding interpolated Smart Component layers to a target glyph.

Replaces layer contents with interpolation from the remaining layers in each layer group.

The nearest font master in one direction along an axis, or nil when none exists.

Glyph-level metrics key for the left side bearing.

Glyph-level metrics key for the advance width.

Glyph-level metrics key for the right side bearing.

Glyph-level metrics key for the top side bearing.

Glyph-level metrics key for the vertical origin.

Glyph-level metrics key for the vertical advance width.

Glyph-level metrics key for the bottom side bearing.

The stored glyph-level metrics key for a metric side, or nil when none is set.

Sets the glyph-level metrics key for a metric side.

Validates the syntax of a proposed metrics key.

Kerning group for pairs on the left side.

Kerning group for pairs on the right side.

Kerning group for pairs on the top side.

Kerning group for pairs on the bottom side.

Prefixed kerning key corresponding to leftKerningGroup.

Prefixed kerning key corresponding to rightKerningGroup.

Prefixed kerning key corresponding to topKerningGroup.

Prefixed kerning key corresponding to bottomKerningGroup.

Kerning group on the side facing the preceding glyph for a writing direction.

Sets the kerning group on the side facing the preceding glyph for a writing direction.

Prefixed kerning key on the side facing the preceding glyph for a writing direction.

Sets the prefixed kerning key on the side facing the preceding glyph for a writing direction.

Kerning group on the side facing the following glyph for a writing direction.

Sets the kerning group on the side facing the following glyph for a writing direction.

Prefixed kerning key on the side facing the following glyph for a writing direction.

Sets the prefixed kerning key on the side facing the following glyph for a writing direction.

Validates the syntax of a proposed kerning group name.

Whether any layer uses a color-layer format.

Whether any layer is a full-color layer.

Whether any layer is a palette color layer.

Whether any layer is an SVG color layer.

Whether any layer is an Apple bitmap color layer.

Whether a glyph name uses a recognized corner-glyph prefix.

Whether the glyph name identifies a corner glyph.

Whether the glyph uses Smart Component behavior.

Whether icon-specific metrics and drawing behavior apply to the glyph.

Whether the glyph category is SF Symbol.

Ensures that an interpolated layer has hints from a structurally compatible source layer.

Adds hint categories missing from a compatible target layer.

Converts the glyph’s compatible interpolation layers to quadratic curves.

Converts specified compatible layers to quadratic curves.

Converts cubic segments that can be approximated within a tolerance to quadratic segments.

Prepares compatible interpolation layers for TrueType curve conversion.

Prepares selected interpolation layers for TrueType curve conversion.

Separates Alternative layer groups into glyphs for variable-font substitution.

Whether any stored layer directly contains a component.

Whether the first shape of the first font master layer is a component whose glyph uses a color-layer format.

Decomposes components requiring layer-specific interpolation across each layer group.

Values associated with the glyph for transient use.

The temporary value for a key, or nil if no value is set.

Sets or removes a temporary value.

A property-list representation in a Glyphs source format.

A property-list representation using specified save options.

Writes the glyph in Glyphs source syntax to an open file.

The undo manager associated with edits to the glyph.

The glyph’s undo manager when undo registration is enabled, or nil otherwise.

The pending glyph edit count used for glyph-specific autosaving and change indicators.

Invalidates shape-derived caches for every stored layer.

The date of the most recent operation used to invalidate glyph-dependent caches.

Creates a detached copy with selected layer and editing content.

Whether another glyph has matching layer contents and core glyph settings.

Changes whether editing the glyph is disabled without registering undo.

Prepares the glyph for synchronized access.

Whether the glyph has been prepared for synchronized access.

Acquires shared access to glyph-level cached state.

Performs an operation while holding shared access to glyph-level cached state.

Releases shared access acquired with lockRead().

Acquires exclusive access to glyph-level cached state.

Performs an operation while holding exclusive access to glyph-level cached state.

Releases exclusive access acquired with lockWrite().

Acquires shared access to the layer collection.

Performs an operation while holding shared access to the layer collection.

Releases shared access acquired with lockReadLayers().

Acquires exclusive access to the layer collection.

Performs an operation while holding exclusive access to the layer collection.

Releases exclusive access acquired with lockWriteLayers().

Returns the layer that is replaced by bracketLayer when its axis rules match.