Rotator

The rotation center can be set by entering coordinate values, or by dragging the crosshair center across the canvas. A preview of the rotation is shown in the glyph window; and will dynamically update when new values are given, or other outlines are selected.

Versions

1.1   2023-08-03  EZUI, better Merz + Subscriber, click-drag crosshair
1.0   2022-03-17  Support for RF4 - Merz + Subscriber
0.6.0 2019-12-16  Allow dragging, add crosshair cursor
0.5.3 2019-10-18  Do not limit to a single glyph 
                  (which means the window can stay open while toggling through fonts)
0.5.2 2019-10-17  Limit imports
0.5.1 2018-02-07  Python 3 support and some common sense modifications.
                  (Why wouldn’t the window be closeable in a normal way?
                  That was silly.)
0.5   2015-03-01  Make text boxes better with digesting (ignoring)
                  malicious input.
0.4   2014-07-30  Update UI, get rid of plist files, add preview glyph,
                  add optional rounding for resulting glyph.
0.3   2013-11-08  Add click capture for setting rotation center.
0.2   2013-03     Re-write for Robofont.
0.1   2013-02-28  Update with plist for storing preferences.
0.0   2012        FL version.

Background

I originally wrote this when drawing Zapf Dingbats for FF Quixo:

✁✂✃✄✅✆✇✈✉✊✋✌✍✎✏✐✑✒
✓✔✕✖✗✘✙✚✛✜✝✞✟✠✡✢✣✤✥✦✧✨✩
✪✫✬✭✮✯✰✱✲✳✴✵✶✷✸✹✺✻✼✽✾✿
❀❁❂❃❄❅❆❇❈❉❊❋❌❍❎❏❐❑❒❓❔
❕❖❗❘❙❚❛❜❝❞❟❠❡❢❣❤❥❦❧❨❩❪❫❬❭❮❯❰❱❲❳❴❵
❶❷❸❹❺❻❼❽❾❿➀➁➂➃➄➅➆➇➈➉
➊➋➌➍➎➏➐➑➒➓➔➕➖➗
➘➙➚➛➜➝➞➟➠➡➢➣➤➥➦➧➨➩➪➫
➬➭➮➯➰➱➲➳➴➵➶➷➸➹➺➻➼➽➾

This script was very useful for the flowery- and asterisky glyphs. No procrastination involved whatsoever!

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Copyright (c) 2015 Frank Grießhammer

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