yashlamba / yashlamba/handwrite
Extended Character Set
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- Python
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- 543
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Description
Summary
Add missing punctuation, special symbols, and German umlaut characters to the sample form and provide a script that can generate a font from a custom‑layout template (including multi‑page forms).
Motivation
The current sample form does not cover many characters that appear in everyday typography work. Users repeatedly have to edit the form manually, which defeats the purpose of a ready‑made template. In addition, generating a font from a two‑page form is currently undocumented, making the workflow cumbersome for newcomers.
Desired Improvements
Extend the default character set to contain at least the following glyphs:
# , \ @ $ . % * | ~ < > ä ö ü Ä Ü Ö ß
Why: These symbols are frequently used in UI labels, code snippets, and German‑language texts. Their absence forces users to edit the source files manually.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No files or tests are named. Start by locating the sample form's default character set and the existing font-generation entry point, then inspect how multi-page forms are handled. Done means the listed symbols and umlauts are included by default and the custom-layout, multi-page generation workflow is documented or scripted.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- documentation, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100