RoboThon 2006 Schedule
February 16
&
17 2006
The Hague, Netherlands
This is the schedule for the conference. It's a two day program with breaks and a single track. Changes in content, speakers, time schedule, updates, etc. will happen. The Talk.. links point to a talk-specific page with notes, code snippets and links to scripts.
Updated: Wed Apr 5 16:36:14 2006
| Thursday | February 16, 2006 |
| 9.15 - 9.45 |
Welcome
Intros, network settings. Talk.. Erik, Tal or Paul |
| 9.45 - 10.30 |
Editors:
Python
,
the fab objects
,
FontLab
, other python editors
.
What are these objects? Where to write the code? RoboFab installation and documentation. Other information sources. Talk.. Erik, Tal or Paul |
| break | |
| 11 - 12 |
Putting it together 1: Font
&
Info
Working with Font , Info objects. Getting an object for the current font. Things such a font object can do. Names and values in the Info object. Talk.. Erik, Tal or Paul |
| 12 - 13 | Lunch at the academy |
| 13 - 13.45 |
Putting it together 2: Glyph, Contour
&
Pen
Working with Glyph , Contour , Pen objects. Deep in the font live the glyphs. Inside the glyphs are contours, components. Inside a contour are segments and points! That sounds complicated, pens to the rescue. Talk.. Erik, Tal or Paul |
| 13.45 - 14.30 |
Putting it together 3: Kerning, building Glyphs
Kerning , Manipulation of kern data and metrics. Glyph building with anchors, components, accents. Talk.. Erik, Tal or Paul |
| break | |
| 15 - 15.45 |
Scripting for interpolation
Preparation, interpolation, managing, testing. Talk.. Erik, Tal or Paul |
| 15.45 - 16.30 |
FontLab
Adam Twardoch, FontLab Inc. |
| 16.30 - 17.00 |
Type]Media
Some examples of scripting at Type]Media. |
| 19.00 - 21.00 | Food and drinks at Buro Petr van Blokland, Delft. How to get there. Tram 1. |
| Friday | February 17, 2006 |
| 9 - 9.45 |
FontQA
A python and FontLab module for testing. Link to FontQA site. Eigi Eigendorf, e-font.de and FontShop International |
| 9.45 - 10.30 |
Scripting for production
Naming, merging, splitting, hints, generating, etc. Talk.. Erik, Tal or Paul |
| break | |
| 11 - 12 |
Adventures in NoneLab, scripting outside the box
Working with text sources UFO , and GLIF's. Fontlab export and import of UFO. Processing UFO's outside FontLab. Talk.. Erik, Tal or Paul |
| 12 - 13 | Lunch at the academy |
| 13 - 13.45 |
The OpenType FDK
Overview of the new FDK , what's new and different, examples, font QA issues, Q & A. Read Roberts, Adobe Inc. |
| 13.45 - 14.30 |
DialogKit
DialogKit is a toolkit for adding interfaces to your scripts FontLab. Users of W will be right at home. Tal |
| break | |
| 15 - 16.00 |
Q
&
A
Depending on when the GN event starts, this session can be for different purposes. Discussion. Script clinic. |
| Gerrit Noordzij Award and opening of the Spiekermann exhibition. KABK Exhibition space, near entrance. Dinner for registered Robothon folks. | |
| Dinner for registered Robothon folks. Bring your Robothon badge for acces! . Juffrouw Idastraat 2. Directions will follow. |