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__init__.py

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ else:
 
 import bpy
 import math
+import mathutils
 import io
 import functools
 from bpy.types import Panel
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ from random import uniform
 import time
 import datetime
 
+import os
 import re
 
 
@@ -50,9 +52,55 @@ class SharedVariables():
     def __init__(self, **kv):
         self.__dict__.update(kv)
 
+def getPreferences(context):
+    preferences = context.preferences
+    return preferences.addons[__name__].preferences
 
 shared = SharedVariables()
 
+class FONT3D_addonPreferences(bpy.types.AddonPreferences):
+    """Font3D Addon Preferences
+
+    These are the preferences at Edit/Preferences/Add-ons"""
+
+    bl_idname = __name__
+
+    def get_default_assets_dir():
+        return bpy.utils.user_resource(
+                'DATAFILES',
+                path=f"{__name__}",
+                create=True)
+
+    def on_change_assets_dir(self, context):
+        if not os.path.isdir(self.assets_dir):
+           butils.ShowMessageBox(
+                   title=f"{__name__} Warning",
+                   icon="ERROR",
+                   message=("Chosen directory does not exist.",
+                            "Please, reset to default, create it or chose another one."))
+        elif not os.access(self.assets_dir, os.W_OK):
+           butils.ShowMessageBox(
+                   title=f"{__name__} Warning",
+                   icon="ERROR",
+                   message=("Chosen directory is not writable.",
+                            "Please reset to default or chose another one."))
+        else:
+            shared.paths["assets"] = self.assets_dir
+
+        print(f"{__name__}: change assets_dir to {self.assets_dir}")
+
+    assets_dir: bpy.props.StringProperty(
+            name="Assets Folder",
+            subtype='DIR_PATH',
+            default=get_default_assets_dir(),
+            update=on_change_assets_dir,
+            )
+
+    def draw(self, context):
+        layout = self.layout
+        layout.label(text="Directory for storage of fonts and other assets:")
+        layout.prop(self, "assets_dir")
+
 
 class FONT3D_OT_Font3D(bpy.types.Operator):
     """Font 3D"""
@@ -84,6 +132,11 @@ class FONT3D_settings(bpy.types.PropertyGroup):
                                            default="_NM_",
                                            maxlen=1024,
                                            )
+    test_text: bpy.props.StringProperty(name="Test Text",
+                                           description="the text to test with",
+                                           default="Hello",
+                                           maxlen=1024,
+                                           )
 
 
 class FONT3D_available_font(bpy.types.PropertyGroup):
@@ -127,9 +180,13 @@ class FONT3D_PT_panel(bpy.types.Panel):
         layout.label(text="Available Fonts")
         layout.template_list("FONT3D_UL_fonts", "", font3d_data, "available_fonts", font3d_data, "active_font_index")
         layout.label(text='DEBUG')
+        layout.row().prop(font3d, "test_text")
         layout.row().operator('font3d.testfont', text='Test Font')
+        layout.label(text="font creation")
         layout.row().prop(font3d, "import_infix")
         layout.row().operator('font3d.create_font_from_objects', text='Create Font')
+        layout.row().separator()
+        layout.row().operator('font3d.save_font_to_file', text='Save Font To File')
         layout.row().operator('font3d.toggle_font3d_collection', text='Toggle Collection')
         layout.label(text='DEBUG END')
 
@@ -145,6 +202,13 @@ class FONT3D_OT_LoadFont(bpy.types.Operator):
         scene = bpy.context.scene
 
         # print(f"loading da font at path {scene.font3d.font_path}")
+        if not os.path.exists(scene.font3d.font_path):
+            butils.ShowMessageBox(
+                title=f"{__name__} Warning",
+                icon="ERROR",
+                message=f"We believe the font path ({scene.font3d.font_path}) does not exist.",
+                )
+            return {'CANCELLED'}
 
         currentObjects = []
         for ob in bpy.data.objects:
@@ -180,6 +244,7 @@ class FONT3D_OT_LoadFont(bpy.types.Operator):
 
         return {'FINISHED'}
 
+
 class FONT3D_OT_TestFont(bpy.types.Operator):
     """Test Font 3D"""
     bl_idname = "font3d.testfont"
@@ -190,14 +255,40 @@ class FONT3D_OT_TestFont(bpy.types.Operator):
         global shared
         scene = bpy.context.scene
 
-
         selected = bpy.context.view_layer.objects.active
 
-        glyph = Font.get_glyph("NM_Origin", "Tender", "A").data
+        if selected:
-        ob = bpy.data.objects.new('Duplicate_Linked', glyph)
+            font_name = "NM_Origin"
-        ob.location = selected.location
+            font_face = "Tender"
-        ob.scale = (0.01, 0.01, 0.01)
+            offset = mathutils.Vector((0.0, 0.0, 0.0))
-        selected.users_collection[0].objects.link(ob)
+            advance = 0
+            for i, c in enumerate(scene.font3d.test_text):
+                glyph_id = c
+                glyph = Font.get_glyph(font_name, font_face, glyph_id)
+
+                if glyph == None:
+                    self.report({'ERROR'}, f"Glyph not found for {font_name} {font_face} {glyph_id}")
+                    continue
+                elif glyph.type == "CURVE":
+                    print("is curve")
+
+                glyph_advance = (-1 * glyph.bound_box[0][0] + glyph.bound_box[4][0]) * 0.01
+                offset.x = advance
+
+                ob = bpy.data.objects.new(f"{glyph_id}", glyph.data)
+                ob.location = selected.location + offset
+                ob.scale = (0.01, 0.01, 0.01)
+                selected.users_collection[0].objects.link(ob)
+                ob.parent = selected
+                advance = advance + glyph_advance
+        else:
+            butils.ShowMessageBox(
+                    title="No object selected",
+                    message=(
+                        "Please select an object.",
+                        "It will be used to put the type on.",
+                        "You little piece of shit :)"),
+                    icon='GHOST_ENABLED')
 
         return {'FINISHED'}
 
@@ -223,6 +314,31 @@ class FONT3D_OT_ToggleFont3DCollection(bpy.types.Operator):
         return {'FINISHED'}
 
 
+class FONT3D_OT_SaveFontToFile(bpy.types.Operator):
+    """Save font to file"""
+    bl_idname = f"{__name__}.save_font_to_file"
+    bl_label = "Save Font"
+    bl_options = {'REGISTER', 'UNDO'}
+
+    file_path =  "whoopwhoop"
+
+    def execute(self, context):
+        global shared
+        scene = bpy.context.scene
+        font3d_data = scene.font3d_data
+        font3d = scene.font3d
+
+        selected_font = font3d_data.available_fonts[font3d_data.active_font_index]
+
+        print(selected_font.font_name)
+
+        if selected_font == "":
+            butils.ShowMessageBox("Warning", 'ERROR', "no font selected")
+            return {'CANCELLED'}
+
+        return {'FINISHED'}
+
+
 class FONT3D_OT_CreateFontFromObjects(bpy.types.Operator):
     """Create Font from open objects"""
     bl_idname = "font3d.create_font_from_objects"
@@ -247,6 +363,7 @@ class FONT3D_OT_CreateFontFromObjects(bpy.types.Operator):
         added_font = False
 
         font3d_data.available_fonts.clear()
+        Font.fonts = {}
 
         currentObjects = []
         for o in bpy.data.objects:
@@ -289,7 +406,9 @@ class FONT3D_OT_CreateFontFromObjects(bpy.types.Operator):
 
         return {'FINISHED'}
 
+
 classes = (
+            FONT3D_addonPreferences,
             FONT3D_OT_Font3D,
             FONT3D_available_font,
             FONT3D_data,
@@ -299,6 +418,7 @@ classes = (
             FONT3D_OT_TestFont,
             FONT3D_OT_LoadFont,
             FONT3D_OT_ToggleFont3DCollection,
+            FONT3D_OT_SaveFontToFile,
             FONT3D_OT_CreateFontFromObjects,
            )
 
@@ -309,8 +429,6 @@ def register():
     bpy.types.Scene.font3d_data = bpy.props.PointerProperty(type=FONT3D_data)
     print(f"REGISTER {bl_info['name']}")
 
-    print(utils.get_timestamp())
-    print(shared.fonts)
     # would love to properly auto start this, but IT DOES NOT WORK
     # if load_handler not in bpy.app.handlers.load_post:
         # bpy.app.handlers.load_post.append(load_handler)

butils.py

@@ -23,10 +23,46 @@ def move_in_fontcollection(obj, fontcollection, scene):
         scene.collection.objects.unlink(obj)
     if fontcollection.objects.find(obj.name) < 0:
         fontcollection.objects.link(obj)
-    if fontcollection.objects.find("glyphs") < 0:
+        # TODO: move in glyphs
-        empty = bpy.data.objects.new("glyphs", None)
+    # if fontcollection.objects.find("glyphs") < 0:
-        empty.empty_display_type = 'PLAIN_AXES'
+        # empty = bpy.data.objects.new("glyphs", None)
-        fontcollection.objects.link(empty)
+        # empty.empty_display_type = 'PLAIN_AXES'
-    glyphs = fontcollection.objects.get("glyphs")
+        # fontcollection.objects.link(empty)
-    if obj.parent != glyphs:
+    # glyphs = fontcollection.objects.get("glyphs")
-        obj.parent = glyphs
+    # if obj.parent != glyphs:
+        # obj.parent = glyphs
+
+def ShowMessageBox(title = "Message Box", icon = 'INFO', message=""):
+
+    """Show a simple message box
+
+    taken from `Link here <https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/169844/multi-line-text-box-with-popup-menu>`_
+
+    :param title: The title shown in the message top bar
+    :type title: str
+    :param icon: The icon to be shown in the message top bar
+    :type icon: str
+    :param message: lines of text to display, a.k.a. the message
+    :type message: str or (str, str, ..)
+    
+    TIP: Check `Link blender icons <https://docs.blender.org/api/current/bpy_types_enum_items/icon_items.html>`_ for icons you can use
+    TIP: Or even better, check `Link this addons <https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/addons/development/icon_viewer.html>`_ to also see the icons.
+    
+    usage:
+    .. code-block:: python
+       myLines=("line 1","line 2","line 3")
+       butils.ShowMessageBox(message=myLines)
+
+    or:
+    .. code-block:: python
+       butils.ShowMessageBox(title="",message=("AAAAAH","NOOOOO"),icon=)
+       
+    """
+    myLines=message
+    def draw(self, context):
+        if isinstance(myLines, str):
+            self.layout.label(text=myLines)
+        elif hasattr(myLines, "__iter__"):
+            for n in myLines:
+                self.layout.label(text=n)
+    bpy.context.window_manager.popup_menu(draw, title = title, icon = icon)

common/Font.py

@@ -114,5 +114,8 @@ def get_glyph(font_name, face_name, glyph_id):
 
     return fonts[font_name].faces[face_name].glyphs.get(glyph_id)[0]
 
+def get_loaded_fonts():
+    return fonts.keys()
+
 # holds all fonts
 fonts = {}