# Material Symbols Subset

The font shipped at
`commonsUI/src/commonMain/composeResources/font/material_symbols_outlined.ttf`
is a **subset** of Google's [Material Symbols
Outlined](https://github.com/google/material-design-icons) variable font,
trimmed to only the codepoints referenced from
`commonsUI/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/icons/symbols/MaterialSymbols.kt`.

| | Full upstream | Subset |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ~11 MB | ~410 KB |
| Glyphs | ~3500 | ~210 |

The subset cuts >10 MB out of every commons build artifact, every Android APK,
and every Desktop app bundle.

## When to regenerate

Run `subset.sh` whenever you:

- add or remove a `MaterialSymbol("\uXXXX")` entry in `MaterialSymbols.kt`
- pin a newer upstream font version

## Prerequisites

```bash
pip install fonttools brotli
```

## Regenerating

From the repo root:

```bash
./tools/material-symbols-subset/subset.sh
```

That downloads the upstream variable font, intersects its codepoints with the
ones referenced from `MaterialSymbols.kt`, and overwrites the checked-in
`material_symbols_outlined.ttf`.

If you already have an upstream `.ttf` on disk:

```bash
./tools/material-symbols-subset/subset.sh /path/to/MaterialSymbolsOutlined-Regular.ttf
```

Commit the regenerated `.ttf` alongside the `MaterialSymbols.kt` change.

## How it works

`pyftsubset` (from `fonttools`) reads the codepoints we care about, drops every
glyph and OpenType feature not reachable from those codepoints, and rewrites
`name`, `cmap`, and `GSUB` tables accordingly. The Compose resource pipeline
treats the result as a normal TTF — no code changes needed.

## Custom glyphs

`custom/` holds traced SVG outlines for icons the upstream font will never
carry (third-party logos — currently the OpenTimestamps stamp).
`add_custom_glyphs.py` bakes them into the subset TTF at end-of-PUA
codepoints (U+F8F0 and up); `subset.sh` runs it automatically after
`pyftsubset`, so regenerating the subset keeps them. To add one: trace the
logo to a single-color SVG (potrace output works as-is), drop it in
`custom/`, register it in the `CUSTOM` map in `add_custom_glyphs.py`, add the
matching `MaterialSymbol("\uF8Fx")` to `MaterialSymbols.kt`, and rerun
`subset.sh` (or `add_custom_glyphs.py <ttf>` to patch the existing font).