glyphs-reference

Queries GlyphsFileFormat specification (v2/v3) and JSON Schema definitions from GlyphsSDK. Use when looking up .glyphs file type definitions, comparing v2 vs v3 format changes, browsing format structure, or querying JSON Schema for validation.

Queries Light Table plugin's Python and Objective-C API for Git version control in Glyphs. Use when scripting with Light Table version history, checking glyph/layer modification status (lt_status), loading previous font versions (lt_load_version), restoring glyphs from Git history, or mapping Python API calls to Objective-C selectors (LightTableInterface).

Searches GlyphsCore Objective-C header files (174 headers) for class APIs, protocol methods, properties, enums, and constants. Use when looking up GSFont/GSLayer/GSGlyph properties, finding GlyphsReporter or GlyphsFilter protocol methods, or searching Obj-C type definitions for plugin development.

Queries Glyphs Python Scripting API reference (35 classes, 16 functions, 133 constants) parsed from Sphinx RST documentation. Use when looking up GSFont/GSLayer/GSGlyph Python API properties, searching for scripting methods, reading class documentation, or finding code examples for Glyphs Python scripting.

Controls Glyphs.app from external Python processes via NSConnection (Distributed Objects). Use when connecting to Glyphs from Terminal, executing macros remotely via RunScript, or creating GSFont/GSGlyph objects from an external script.

Queries GlyphsSDK plugin development reference with AST-based analysis of 7 plugin base classes. Use when looking up plugin lifecycle methods, browsing Python Templates (9) and Samples (6), or understanding GlyphsReporter/GlyphsFilter/GlyphsPalette base class APIs for plugin development.

Searches Glyphs official web resources including forum discussions, tutorials, handbook, and release news with progressive content loading. Use when searching the Glyphs forum, finding tutorials, looking up handbook entries, querying custom parameters, or fetching release notes from glyphsapp.com.

Translates Glyphs 3 UI terms between 14 languages using Hub-and-Spoke architecture via English. Use when translating Glyphs menu items, finding localized UI strings for plugin development, or looking up how a feature is named in another language.

Searches Glyphs plugins, scripts, and Python modules across local installations and the official registry. Inspects package internals (bundle structure, entry points, source files). Use when finding available scripts, checking installed plugins, browsing the Glyphs plugin registry, inspecting how a package works, or looking up package details for Glyphs development.

Queries Vanilla GUI library (schriftgestalt/vanilla fork) for Glyphs 3 plugin UI development. Use when building plugin UIs with windows, buttons, text fields, or lists, finding available Vanilla components, or looking up component APIs like Window, List2, or PopUpButton parameters.