ttf_to_binary_font/README.md

Font to Binary Conversion Script

This script uses the following libraries:

• Pillow (a fork of PIL): to load and manipulate the font image
• numpy: to convert glyph images to binary arrays

Script Functionality

The script performs the following steps:

1. Extracts the glyphs from the input TrueType font file using Pillow's ImageFont class.
2. Creates a binary representation of each glyph by converting it to an array and packing it into bytes using struct.pack.
3. Saves the binary font data to a file named after the input font file but with _binary.bin appended (e.g., arial.ttf_binary.bin).
4. Generates a README.md file describing the parameters used for generating the binary font and the output files produced.

Usage

Run the script from the command line as follows:

 python font_to_binary.py your_font_file.ttf

Replace your_font_file.ttf with the path to your TrueType font file (for example, arial.ttf).

The script will generate both:

• A binary font data file with _binary.bin appended to the input font's filename.
• A README.md file in the current working directory explaining the generated output and parameters used.