Ygt is a program for hinting TrueType fonts. Written in Python, it is cross-platform, and will run equally well on Windows, the Mac, and Linux. It requires Python 3.10: other dependencies will be installed automatically when you install with pip, the package-management tool for Python.
The program is designed to be fast and friendly. Where other programs require that you refer to points, control values, and functions by number, ygt names control values, functions, and other features, and it allows you to name points and sets of points. All of its major commands have one-key shortcuts so that you can work quickly, with one hand on the keyboard and one on the mouse. And it is up to date, emphasizing the kind of hinting required for modern displays while deemphsizing those that are rarely needed or obsolete.
Below is a brief video introduction to ygt. For further details, consult the document ygt_Intro in the doc folder of the repository.
Ygt copyright © 2023 by Peter S. Baker.
Licensed under the Open Font License, v. 1.1.