I wrote this to automate the naming and fill in the TrueType Unique ID - Saves me time when I'm naming families.


from robofab.world import CurrentFont
from robofab.interface.all.dialogs import AskString
f = CurrentFont()
#
fontName = AskString('Font Name')
Weight = AskString('Weight')
#
def naming( short, weight, weight2 ):
f.info.familyName = fontName+" "+short
f.info.widthName = "Normal"
f.info.styleName = weight
f.info.fontName = fontName.replace(' ', '')+"-"+weight2.replace(' ', '')
f.info.fullName = fontName+" "+weight2
f.info.menuName = fontName+" "+short
f.info.fondName = fontName.replace(' ', '')+" "+weight2.replace(' ', '')
f.info.otFamilyName = fontName
f.info.otStyleName = weight2
f.info.trademark = fontName+" "+"is a trademark of RachelR"
f.info.ttUniqueID = "RachelR:"+" "+fontName+" "+Weight+":"+" "+"2009"
#
#
if Weight == "Thin":
naming("Th", "Regular", "Thin")
f.info.weightName = "Thin"
f.info.weightValue = 250
print f.info.fullName+" "+"Named"
elif Weight == "Light":
naming("Lt", "Regular", "Light")
f.info.weightName = "Light"
f.info.weightValue = 300
print f.info.fullName+" "+"Named"
elif Weight == "Regular":
naming("Rg", "Regular", "Regular")
f.info.weightName = "Regular"
f.info.weightValue = 400
print f.info.fullName+" "+"Named"
elif Weight == "Medium":
naming("Lt", "Bold", "Medium")
f.info.weightName = "Medium"
f.info.weightValue = 500
print f.info.fullName+" "+"Named"
elif Weight == "Bold":
naming("Rg", "Bold" ,"Bold")
f.info.weightName = "Bold"
f.info.weightValue = 700
print f.info.fullName+" "+"Named"
elif Weight == "Thin Italic":
naming("Th", "Italic", "Thin Italic")
f.info.weightName = "Thin"
f.info.weightValue = 250
print f.info.fullName+" "+"Named"
elif Weight == "Light Italic":
naming("Lt", "Italic", "Light Italic")
f.info.weightName = "Light"
f.info.weightValue = 300
print f.info.fullName+" "+"Named"
elif Weight == "Italic":
naming("Rg", "Italic", "Italic")
f.info.weightName = "Regular"
f.info.weightValue = 400
print f.info.fullName+" "+"Named"
elif Weight == "Medium Italic":
naming("Lt", "Bold Italic", "Medium Italic")
f.info.weightName = "Medium"
f.info.weightValue = 500
print f.info.fullName+" "+"Named"
elif Weight == "Bold Italic":
naming("Rg", "Bold Italic", "Bold Italic")
f.info.weightName = "Bold"
f.info.weightValue = 700
print f.info.fullName+" "+"Named"
else:
print "Ooops that's not a weight"
print fontName+" "+"is not named"
#
f.update()


Rachel, you are the best. Cheers very much.