fontforge.github.com
This is the FontForge website repository. To contribute, please create issues, join the fontforge-devel list to discuss general topics, or simply make Pull Requests. Please don’t hesitate to ask for direct commit access. You can then use GitHub to edit pages directly, like a wiki.
How This Site Is Made
This site is made with the Jekyll content management system, and hosted on GitHub pages.
If you’re not familiar with GitHub, they have excellent help pages.
Directory Layout
_layouts/*.htmlHTML template files_includes/*.htmlSnippets of HTML that are included in pages and templatesassets/CSS, JS and image files_config.ymlConfiguration for Jekyll (the website generator)en-US/The site’s contents, in US Englishmeta/Files made to redevelop the site, including a to-do list, sitemap visualisation, and mock up pages for the homepage, other pages and navigation.
Note: meta/TODO.md has a list of TODO items, which was made when the website was in its
initial development phase. In the future, GitHub issues may be used.
File Formats
Each page is in Markdown format, with a .md file extension. These files are converted into corresponding .html files by Jekyll when they start with these lines:
- published: if the page should not be published, set this to
false - layout:
bookpageis the default - weight: an integer value from 1 to 100 that effects the ordering of the page in the sidebar and homepage lists
- category: the category the page belongs in
- title: the page title used in the title tag and h1 of the page
Example:
---
published: true
layout: bookpage
weight: 60
category: Workflow
title: Page Title
---
We have a simple script to make such a page:
./_build/add en-US/path/to/page.md
This will make a file with the required lines.
How to build the site
First install Jekyll, with gem:
sudo gem install jekyll
To see the site as it will appear after processing by Jekyll and review your edits live in a browser layout, run:
jekyll serve --watch
Now browse http://localhost:4000/.