make_comb.ff

/*
 * Copyright (C) 2008 Andrey V. Panov 
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */

# This fontforge script proposed for making second combining glyph from the first glyph

first_glyph = $1;
second_glyph = $2;

if (InFont(first_glyph)) 
if ( WorthOutputting(first_glyph) )
if (!InFont(second_glyph)) 
 new_glyph.ff(second_glyph)
endif
   if ( WorthOutputting(second_glyph) )
    return
   endif

Select(first_glyph)
CopyReference()
width = GlyphInfo("Width")
Select(second_glyph)
Paste() 
Move(-width, 0)
SetWidth(0)
endif
endif