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The `char2path` Package
=======================

The `char2path` package provides a LaTeX package for converting characters into TikZ paths.

Overview
--------

The package provides the `\chartopath` and `\chartoclip` macro

    \chartopath [<keys>] {<string>}
    \chartoclip [<keys>] {<string>}

to print Ti*k*Z paths for characters in a string.

See `char2path.pdf` for more. Happy TeXing!


Generate `tikz path` from font
---
First, install the dependencies:
```shell
cd resources/SVG/font2svg
pip install -r requirements.txt
```

Next, define the following constants:
```python
FONT_FOLDER = "../../Fonts/"
FONT_NAME = "lmmono10-regular.otf"
FONT_ALIAS = 'lmm'
```

Finally, run the Python script below:
``` shell
python font2path.py
```

Issues
------

The issue tracker for `char2path` is currently located
[on GitHub](https://github.com/zongpingding/char2path/issues).

Build status
------------

This project uses [GitHub Actions](https://github.com/features/actions)
as a hosted continuous integration service. For each commit, the build status
is tested using the current release of TeX Live.

_Current build status:_ ![build status](https://github.com/zongpingding/char2path/actions/workflows/main.yaml/badge.svg?branch=main)

References
----------

\[1\] https://www.gust.org.pl/projects/e-foundry/latin-modern/download

\[2\] https://www.unicode.org/standard/standard.html

Copyright and License
---------------------

Copyright (C) 2023-2025 by zongpingding <[zongpingding5@outlook.com](mailto:zongpingding5@outlook.com)> and
Mingyu Xia <[myhsia@outlook.com](mailto:myhsia@outlook.com)>

This package's data is converted from
[Latin Modern family](https://www.gust.org.pl/projects/e-foundry/latin-modern),
which is based on the Computer Modern fonts released into public domain by
AMS (1997). It's under the license of
**[The GUS Font License (GFL)](https://ctan.org/license/gfl)**.

This work may be distributed and/or modified under the conditions
of the LaTeX Project Public License (LPPL), either version 1.3c of
this license or (at your option) any later version.
The latest version of this license is in

    http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt

and version 1.3c or later is part of all distributions of LaTeX
version 2008 or later.

This work has the LPPL maintenance status `maintained'.

The Current Maintainer of this work is **zongpingding** and **Mingyu Xia**.
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%
%<*driver>
\documentclass[show-notes]{l3doc}
\usepackage[scale = 10pt]{char2path}
\usepackage{listings}
\lstset{basicstyle = \footnotesize\ttfamily, numbers = left}
\AddToHook{env/function/before}{\vspace*{-.5\baselineskip}}
\makeatletter
\def \@key  #1{\textcolor{red}{\textbf{\texttt{#1}}}\:\texttt{=}\:}
\def \s@key #1{\textcolor{red}{\textbf{\texttt{#1}}}}
\DeclareDocumentCommand \key s {\IfBooleanTF{#1}\s@key\@key}
\DeclareCommandCopy \val \meta
\def \TFF {true\textup{\textbar\textbf{false}}}
\def \TTF {\textup{\textbf{true}\textbar}false}
\def \HoLogo@ApLaTeX #1{^^A
  \HOLOGO@mbox {A\kern -.05em p\kern -.05em \hologo{LaTeX}}}
\newcounter{example}[subsection]
\renewcommand\theexample{\thesubsection.\arabic{example}}
\newwrite\example@out
\def\example@name{\jobname.example.aux}
\long\def\example@start{\begingroup\@bsphack
  \immediate\openout\example@out=\example@name
  \let\do\@makeother\dospecials\catcode`\^^M\active
  \def\verbatim@processline{\immediate\write\example@out{\the\verbatim@line}}^^A
  \verbatim@start}
\long\def\example@end{\immediate\closeout\example@out\@esphack\endgroup
  \trivlist\item[]\relax
    \leavevmode\hbox to \z@{^^A
      \hbox to \z@{\hss{\footnotesize[\theexample]}\hskip4pt}
      \begin{minipage}[c]{.72\textwidth}^^A
        \small\VerbatimInput[gobble=2] \example@name^^A
      \end{minipage}^^A
      \fbox{^^A
        \begin{minipage}[c]{.26\textwidth}^^A
          \normalsize\input \example@name^^A
        \end{minipage}^^A
      }^^A
    \hss}^^A
  \endtrivlist}
\long\def\s@example@end{\immediate\closeout\example@out\@esphack\endgroup
  \trivlist\item[]\relax
    \leavevmode\hbox to \z@{^^A
      \hbox to \z@{\hss{\footnotesize[\theexample]}\hskip4pt}\vbox{\noindent
      \hskip-4pt
      \begin{minipage}{\textwidth}^^A
        \small\VerbatimInput[gobble=2]{\example@name}^^A
      \end{minipage}\par\smallskip\noindent
      \fbox{^^A
        \begin{minipage}{\textwidth}^^A
          \normalsize\input \example@name^^A
        \end{minipage}^^A
      }}^^A
    \hss}^^A
  \endtrivlist}
\newenvironment{example}
  {\stepcounter{example}\example@start}{\example@end}
\newenvironment{example*}
  {\stepcounter{example}\example@start}{\s@example@end}
\makeatother
\newlist{keyval}{itemize}{10}
\setlist[keyval]{leftmargin = 0pt, labelsep = 0pt, itemsep = 1pt}
\makeindex
\begin{document}
  \DocInput{\jobname.dtx}
\end{document}
%</driver>
% \fi
% \title{^^A
%   The \texorpdfstring{^^A
%     \chartopath[hfading = {teal, purple}, font = lms]{char2path}^^A
%   }{char2path} Package\thanks{^^A
%     \url{https://ctan.org/pkg/char2path},
%     \url{https://github.com/zongpingding/char2path}^^A
%   }^^A
% }
% \author{^^A
%   zongpingding\thanks{^^A
%     \href{mailto:zongpingding5@outlook.com}{\texttt{zongpingding5@outlook.com}}},~
%   Mingyu Xia\thanks{^^A
%     \href{mailto:xiamingyu@westlake.edu.cn}{\texttt{xiamingyu@westlake.edu.cn}}^^A
%   }^^A
% }
% \date{Released 2025-07-28\quad \texttt{v1.0.0}}
%
% \maketitle
%
% \begin{documentation}
%
% \section{Introduction}
%
% The \pkg{char2path} package provides a \LaTeX\ package for converting
% characters into Ti\textit k\/Z paths.
% It supports compilation methods including \hologo{pdfLaTeX},
% \hologo{XeLaTeX}, and \hologo{LuaLaTeX}.
%
% \vspace{3pt}
% \noindent\fbox{\vbox{\scriptsize\noindent
% This package's data is converted from
% \href{https://www.gust.org.pl/projects/e-foundry/latin-modern}{Latin Modern family},
% which is based on the Computer Modern fonts released into public domain by
% AMS (1997). It's under the license of
% \href{https://ctan.org/license/gfl}{The GUS Font License (GFL)}.}}
% \vskip-12pt
%
% \section{Usage}
%
% \noindent
% \begin{minipage}{.55\linewidth}
%   To load this package, write the line
%   \begin{Verbatim}[commandchars = \|\{\}]
%   \usepackage[scale = |meta{choice}]|{char2path|}
%   \end{Verbatim}
%   The supported right listed \meta{choice} can
%   scale the converted paths with corresponding factors.
% \end{minipage}
% \hspace*\fill
% \begin{minipage}{.43\linewidth}
%   \begin{tabular}{*5{>{\small}c}}
%     \toprule
%     Choice  & |10pt| & |11pt| & |12pt| & |13pt|\\
%     Factor  & |0.82| & |0.90| & |0.98| & |1.07|\\
%     \midrule
%     Choice  & |14pt| & |15pt| & |16pt| & ...   \\
%     Factor  & |1.15| & |1.23| & |1.31| & ...   \\
%     \bottomrule
%   \end{tabular}
% \end{minipage}
%
% \begin{function}[updated = 2025-07-27]{\chartopath}
%   \begin{syntax}
%     \cs{chartopath} \oarg{key-vals} \marg{string}
%   \end{syntax}
%   The \oarg{key-vals} accepts the listed keys to set how the \marg{string}
%   converts to path.
%   \begin{keyval}
%     \item [\key{font}] \val{lmr\textup\textbar lms\textup\textbar lmm}
%     choose char's font.
%     \item [\key{draw, fill}] \val{color} set the color of
%     the outline/fill of string (Default: |black|).
%     \item [\key{outline}] \val{dim} set the outline of the string
%     to achieve the ``Fake Bold'' effect (Default: |0pt|).
%     \item [\key{scale}] \val{fp num} set font's scale factor
%     (Default: |1|).
%     \item [\key{hfading, vfading}] \val{color clist} set the two colors for horizontally/vertically fading the whole string.
%     \item [\key{rescan}] \val{\TTF} rescan tokens |$|, |&|, and |~| with catcode 12 (other). 
%     (Default: |true|).
%   \end{keyval}
% \end{function}
%
% \begin{function}[updated = 2025-07-26]{\chartoclip}
%   \begin{syntax}
%     \cs{chartoclip} \oarg{key-vals} \marg{char}
%   \end{syntax}
%   The mandatory argument accepts a single character, and the optional
%   argument accepts the following keys to set the style how the character clip
%   the image.
%   \par\medskip\noindent
%   \begin{minipage}{.57\linewidth}
%     \begin{keyval}
%       \item [\key{font}] \val{lmr\textup\textbar lms\textup\textbar lmm}
%       choose char's font.
%       \item [\key{image}] \val{image} set image to clip.
%       \item [\key{scale}] \val{fp num} set font's scale factor
%       (Default: |1|).
%     \end{keyval}
%   \end{minipage}
%   \hspace*\fill
%   \begin{minipage}{.39\linewidth}
%     \begin{keyval}
%       \item [\key{anchor}] \val{tikz anchor} set image's anchor.
%       \item [\key{offset}] \val{(x, y)} set imgae anchor's offset.
%       \item [\key{height}] \val{dim} image's height.
%     \end{keyval}
%   \end{minipage}
% \end{function}
%
% \section{Examples}
%
% This package can convert the following characters to path by default:
% including \textrm{Latin Modern Roman}, \textrm{Latin Modern Sans},
% and \texttt{Latin Modern Mono}.
%
% \DeleteShortVerb\| \DeleteShortVerb\" \catcode`\^11\relax
% \begin{center}
%   \begin{minipage}[t]{.32\linewidth}
%     \fbox{\parbox[c][2.5\baselineskip]{\linewidth-8pt}{
%       \scriptsize
%       \chartopath[font = lmr, draw]{!\#$"\%&'()*+,-./012345678}\par
%       \chartopath[font = lmr, draw]{9:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP}\par
%       \chartopath[font = lmr, draw]{QRSTUVWXYZ[\ctpbackslash]^_`abcdefgh}\par
%       \chartopath[font = lmr, draw]{ijklmnopqrstuvwxyz\{|\}~}
%     }}
%   \end{minipage}
%   \hspace*\fill
%   \begin{minipage}[t]{.32\linewidth}
%     \fbox{\parbox[c][2.5\baselineskip]{\linewidth-8pt}{
%       \scriptsize
%       \chartopath[font = lms, draw]{!\#$"\%&'()*+,-./012345678}\par
%       \chartopath[font = lms, draw]{9:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP}\par
%       \chartopath[font = lms, draw]{QRSTUVWXYZ[\ctpbackslash]^_`abcdefgh}\par
%       \chartopath[font = lms, draw]{ijklmnopqrstuvwxyz\{|\}~}
%     }}
%   \end{minipage}
%   \hspace*\fill
%   \begin{minipage}[t]{.32\linewidth}
%     \fbox{\parbox[c][2.5\baselineskip]{\linewidth-8pt}{
%       \scriptsize
%       \chartopath[font = lmm, draw]{!\#$"\%&'()*+,-./012345678}\par
%       \chartopath[font = lmm, draw]{9:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP}\par
%       \chartopath[font = lmm, draw]{QRSTUVWXYZ[\ctpbackslash]^_`abcdefgh}\par
%       \chartopath[font = lmm, draw]{ijklmnopqrstuvwxyz\{|\}~}
%     }}
%   \end{minipage}
% \end{center}
% \MakeShortVerb\| \MakeShortVerb\" \catcode`\^7\relax
%
% \subsection{Basic usage}
%
% \noindent
% \def\0{0123456789/ctp}
% The basic usage only print the outline of the inputted string.
% \begin{example}
%   \def\0{0123456789/ctp}
%   \chartopath\0
% \end{example}
% \noindent
% Users can specific the color of outline and fill,
% specific the fill-in pattern,
% and specific the scale and slant of inputted characters.
% Just like the keys in Ti\textit k\/Z.
% \begin{example}
%   \chartopath[draw = none, fill = blue]\0
% \end{example}
%
% \begin{example}
%   \chartopath[draw = blue, fill = red, scale = 1.2]\0
% \end{example}
%
% \begin{example}
%   \chartopath[pattern = north west lines,
%               draw, scale = 1.2] \0
% \end{example}
%
% \begin{example}
%   \chartopath[draw, fill = green,
%               xslant = .15, scale = 1.2] \0
% \end{example}
% Commands like \cs[no-index]{small} can be directly applied to \cs{chartopath}.
% A comparison of the text and the converted path under 4 different font size
% is shown in the following figure.
%
% \begin{center}
%   \begin{tikzpicture}[every node/.style = {font = \ttfamily}]
%     \draw [ -stealth, gray!25, line width = 1em, line cap = round ]
%       (0,0) --++ (.93\linewidth,0) node [ left, black ] {\cs{f@size}};
%     \node [ above = 1ex ] at (.06\linewidth,0) {\small      \0};
%     \node [ above = 1ex ] at (.24\linewidth,0) {\normalsize \0};
%     \node [ above = 1ex ] at (.45\linewidth,0) {\large      \0};
%     \node [ above = 1ex ] at (.72\linewidth,0) {\LARGE      \0};
%     \node [ below = 1ex ] at (.06\linewidth,0)
%       {\small     \chartopath[fill = orange]\0};
%     \node [ below  = 1ex] at (.24\linewidth,0)
%       {\normalsize\chartopath[fill = green]\0};
%     \node [ below = 1ex ] at (.45\linewidth,0)
%       {\large     \chartopath[fill = blue]\0};
%     \node [ below = 1ex ] at (.72\linewidth,0)
%       {\LARGE     \chartopath[fill = purple]\0};
%     \makeatletter
%     \node at (.06\linewidth,0)
%       {\small     \scalebox{\fpeval{8/\f@size}}
%         {\small     \f@size pt (\cs[no-index]{small})}};
%     \node at (.24\linewidth,0)
%       {\normalsize\scalebox{\fpeval{8/\f@size}}
%         {\normalsize\f@size pt (\cs[no-index]{normalsize})}};
%     \node at (.45\linewidth,0)
%       {\large     \scalebox{\fpeval{8/\f@size}}
%         {\large     \f@size pt (\cs[no-index]{large})}};
%     \node at (.72\linewidth,0)
%       {\LARGE      \scalebox{\fpeval{8/\f@size}}
%         {\LARGE      \f@size pt (\cs[no-index]{LARGE})}};
%     \makeatother
%   \end{tikzpicture}
% \end{center}
%
% \subsection{Fading the path}
%
% \begin{example}
%   \chartopath[hfading = {red, green}]\0
% \end{example}
%
% \begin{example}
%   \chartopath[hfading = {blue, -}]\0
% \end{example}
%
% \begin{example}
%   \chartopath[hfading = {-, violet}]\0
% \end{example}
%
% \begin{example}
%   \chartopath[vfading = {teal, purple}]\0
% \end{example}
%
% \begin{example}
%   \chartopath[vfading = {-, orange}]\0
% \end{example}
%
% \begin{example}
%   \chartopath[vfading = {violet, -}]\0
% \end{example}
%
% \begin{texnote}
%   Fading will cost too much time!!!
% \end{texnote}
%
% \section{Advanced Usage}
%
% \subsection{Use in \pkg{listings}}
%
% This package can be used within \pkg{listings} or \pkg{minted},
% then users could directly copy the source code from |.pdf| file
% without worry about including unwanted line numbers.
%
% \let\orithelstnumber\thelstnumber
%   \def\thelstnumber{^^A
%     \chartopath[rescan = false, hfading = {violet, blue}]{\orithelstnumber}^^A
%   }
% \begin{verbatim}
%   \let\orithelstnumber\thelstnumber
%   \def\thelstnumber{%
%     \chartopath[rescan = false, hfading = {violet, blue}]{\orithelstnumber}%
%   }
% \end{verbatim}
%
% \begin{example}
% \begin{lstlisting}[language = {[LaTeX]TeX}, gobble = 2]
% \documentclass{article}
% \begin{document}
%   Hello, \LaTeX!
% \end{document}
% \end{lstlisting}
% \end{example}
%
% \subsection{String clip}
% You can also define a command, \cs[no-index]{strpathclip},
% that accepts a string instead of a single character:
% \begin{example}
% \ExplSyntaxOn
% \NewDocumentCommand \strpathclip { O{} m }
%   { \int_step_inline:nn { \exp_args:Ne \tl_count:n {#2} }
%       { \chartoclip [ #1, offset = {(##1*1, 0pt)} ]
%           { \tl_item:nn {#2}{##1}} \kern2pt } }
% \ExplSyntaxOff
% \strpathclip[scale = 2, font = lmr, image = example-grid-100x100bp]{Hello, c2p}
% \end{example}
%
% \subsection{\hologo{(La)TeX} logo}
% The logos \TeX\ and \LaTeX\ can be recreated using \cs{chartoclip}:
% \begin{example}
% \def\ctp#1{\chartoclip[font = lmr, image = example-grid-100x100bp]{#1}}
% \protected\def\ctpTeX{\ctp T\kern-.1667em \lower.5ex
%   \hbox{\ctp E}\kern-.125em \ctp X}
% \protected\def\ctpLaTeX{\ctp L\kern-.36em^^A
%   {\sbox0 T\vbox to\ht0{\vskip-.021em\hbox{^^A
%   \kern.083em\scalebox{.7}{\ctp A}}\vss}}\kern-.15em\ctpTeX}
% \scalebox{2}{\ctpTeX} \scalebox{2}{\ctpLaTeX}
% \end{example}
%
% \subsection{Get path data}
% \begin{function}{\ctpdata}
%   \begin{syntax}
%     \cs{ctpdata}\marg{font name}\marg{character}
%   \end{syntax}
%   This function can output the path data (in \textsc{pgf} coordinates).
%   \NB{Note}{This command is expandable.}
% \begin{example*}
%   \def\0{\ctpdata{lmr}{-}} \scriptsize\ttfamily\detokenize\expandafter{\expanded{\0}}
% \end{example*}
% \end{function}
% \footnotesize
% \section{Todo List}
%
% \begin{itemize}
%   \item [\textcolor{green}{\textsf{Warn}}] Resolve the font warning: Font shape \texttt{OMS/cmtt/m/n} undefined for \texttt{textbackslash}.
%   \item [\textcolor{blue}{\textsf{Function}}] Support syntax
%   "\chartopath{\usefont{T1}{cmr}{m}{sc} abc}",
%   "\chartopath{\sffamily abc}".
% \end{itemize}
%
% \end{documentation}
%
% \begin{implementation}
%
% \section{The Source Code}
%
%    \begin{macrocode}
%<*package>
%    \end{macrocode}
%
%    \begin{macrocode}
%<@@=ctp>
%    \end{macrocode}
%
%    \begin{macrocode}
\ProvidesExplPackage {char2path} {2025-07-28} {v1.0.0}
  {A LaTeX package that converts characters into TikZ paths}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \begin{variable}{\g_@@_scale_tl}
% Define the |scale| key for this package.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\keys_define:nn { char2path }
  {
    scale   .tl_gset:N = \g_@@_scale_tl,
      scale .initial:n = { 10pt },
  }
\ProcessKeyOptions [ char2path ]
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{variable}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\RequirePackage{tikz, etoolbox}
\patchcmd{\pgfutil@InputIfFileExists}
  { \input #1 }
  {
    \@pushfilename
    \xdef\@currname{#1}
    \input #1
    \@popfilename
  }{}{}
\usetikzlibrary{patterns, fadings, calc}
%    \end{macrocode}
% Warning Broadcast
%    \begin{macrocode}
\cs_new_protected:Npn \@@_msg_new:nn #1#2
  { \msg_new:nnn { char2path } {#1} {#2} }
\cs_new_protected:Npn \@@_msg_warning:n #1
  { \msg_warning:nn { char2path } {#1} }
\cs_new_protected:Npn \@@_msg_error:nn #1#2
  { \msg_error:nne { char2path } {#1} {#2} }
\@@_msg_new:nn { fading } { Unsupport ~ multiple ~ fading ~ directions }
\@@_msg_new:nn { kernel } { file ~ not ~ found }
%    \end{macrocode}
% \begin{variable}{\c_@@_tikz_folder_tl, \c_@@_global_scale_fp, \c_@@_scale_prop}
%   Define global variables: \cmd{\c_@@_tikz_folder_tl} for future use,
%   \cmd{\c_@@_global_scale_fp} for global scale factor, and
%   \cmd{\c_@@_scale_prop} for storing scale choices respectly.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\tl_const:Nn \c_@@_tikz_folder_tl { font_glyph }
\fp_const:Nn \c_@@_global_scale_fp { .0135 }
\prop_const_from_keyval:Nn \c_@@_scale_prop
  {
    10pt = 0.820, 11pt = 0.902, 12pt = 0.984, 13pt = 1.066,
    14pt = 1.148, 15pt = 1.230, 16pt = 1.311,
  }
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{variable}
% \begin{variable}{\l_@@_tikz_data_merge_tl}
%   To merge a font's different parts of data into a \meta{token list}.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\tl_new:N \l_@@_tikz_data_merge_tl
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{variable}
% \begin{macro}{\@@_load_font_data:nnn}
% Load fonts' path data from database file (|*.data.tex|).
% Due to the fact that character |~| is stored in the database,
% |\char_set_catcode:nn { 126 } { 12 }| should be applied
% to ensure it's path data could be correctly loaded in |expl3| syntax.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\cs_new_protected_nopar:Npn \@@_load_font_data:nnn #1#2#3
  {
    \clist_map_inline:nn {#3}
      {
        \file_get:nnNTF
          { ctp-#2-##1.data.tex } { \char_set_catcode:nn { 126 } { 12 } }
          \l_@@_tikz_data_single_tl
          {
            \tl_gput_right:NV \l_@@_tikz_data_merge_tl
              \l_@@_tikz_data_single_tl
          } { \@@_msg_error:nn { kernel } { ctp-#2-##1.data.tex } }
      }
    \exp_args:NnV \prop_const_from_keyval:cn
      { c_@@_tikz_#2_data_prop } { \l_@@_tikz_data_merge_tl }
    \tl_set:cn { l_@@_font_#2_type_tl } {#1}
  }
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
% \begin{macro}{\@@_protected_char:nn}
%   To create a macro so that it couldn't be expanded.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\cs_new:Npn \@@_protected_char:nn #1#2
  { \cs_new_protected:cpn {#1} { \exp_not:n {#2} } }
\@@_protected_char:nn { ctpbackslash }{ \textbackslash }
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
% Load font's data for |lmr|, |lms| and |lmm|, including
% arabic (Unicode: 0030 -- 0039), 
% alpha-small (Unicode: 0061-007A),
% alpha-caps (Unicode: 0041 -- 005A),
% and other symbols (anything left in Unicode: 0021 -- 007E).
%    \begin{macrocode}
\@@_load_font_data:nnn { serif }  { lmr }
  { arabic, alpha-small, alpha-caps, others, }
\@@_load_font_data:nnn { sans }   { lms }
  { arabic, alpha-small, alpha-caps, others, }
\@@_load_font_data:nnn { mono }   { lmm }
  { arabic, alpha-small, alpha-caps, others, }
%    \end{macrocode}
% \begin{variable}
%   {
%     \l_@@_char_clip_font, \l_@@_rescan_bool,
%     \l_@@_draw_tl,        \l_@@_outline_tl,
%     \l_@@_hfading_clist,  \l_@@_vfading_clist,
%     \l_@@_fill_tl,        \l_@@_scale_fp
%   }
%   Key--value definitions for the \cs{chartopath} command.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\clist_new:N \l_@@_continous_color_left_clist
\clist_new:N \l_@@_continous_color_right_clist
\keys_define:nn { char2path / chartopath }
  {
    font      .tl_set:N     = \l_@@_char_clip_font,
      font    .initial:n    = { lmm },
    rescan    .bool_set:N   = \l_@@_rescan_bool,
      rescan  .initial:n    = { true },
    draw      .tl_set:N     = \l_@@_draw_tl,
      draw    .initial:n    = { none },
    fill      .tl_set:N     = \l_@@_fill_tl,
    outline   .dim_set:N    = \l_@@_outline_tl,
      outline .initial:n    = { 0pt },
    hfading   .clist_set:N  = \l_@@_hfading_clist,
    vfading   .clist_set:N  = \l_@@_vfading_clist,
    scale     .fp_set:N     = \l_@@_scale_fp,
      scale   .initial:n    = { 1 },
    unknown   .code:n       = \@@_parse_unknown_option:n {#1}
  }
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{variable}
% \begin{variable}{\l_@@_options_clist}
%   To store unknown key--values.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\clist_new:N \l_@@_options_clist
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{variable}
% \begin{macro}{\@@_parse_unknown_option:n}
%   Parsing unknown key--values and pass them into Ti\textit \/Z.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\cs_new_protected_nopar:Npn \@@_parse_unknown_option:n #1
  {
    \tl_if_empty:nTF {#1}
      { \clist_put_right:NV \l_@@_options_clist \l_keys_key_str }
      {
        \exp_args:NNx \clist_gput_right:Nn \l_@@_options_clist
          { \l_keys_key_str = \exp_not:n {#1} }
      }
  }
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
% \begin{variable}{\l_@@_tmpa_tl, \l_@@_tmpb_tl}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\tl_new:N \l_@@_tmpa_tl
\tl_new:N \l_@@_tmpb_tl
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{variable}
% \begin{macro}{\chartopath}
%   The main command for this package.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\NewDocumentCommand \chartopath { O{} m }
  {
    \group_begin:
    \keys_set:nn { char2path / chartopath } {#1}
%    \end{macrocode}
%   If the optional argument is empty, then apply the rule:
%   ``only print the outline of the inputted string''.
%    \begin{macrocode}
    \IfBlankT {#1} { \tl_set:Nn \l_@@_draw_tl { black } }
%    \end{macrocode}
%   Config the |rescan| boolean: set the catcode of |$|, |&|, and |~|
%   to 12 (common letter).
%    \begin{macrocode}
    \bool_if:NTF \l_@@_rescan_bool
      {
        \tl_set_rescan:Nnn \l_@@_tmpa_tl 
          {
            \char_set_catcode:nn { \int_from_hex:n { 24 } } { 12 } % '$'
            \char_set_catcode:nn { \int_from_hex:n { 26 } } { 12 } % '&'
            \char_set_catcode:nn { \int_from_hex:n { 7e } } { 12 } % '~'
          } {#2}
      } { \tl_set:Nn \l_@@_tmpa_tl {#2} }
%    \end{macrocode}
%   Warning information for fading: if both the |hfading|
%   and the |vfading| key is valued, then a warning is returned.
%    \begin{macrocode}
    \bool_lazy_and:nnT
      { !\clist_if_empty_p:N \l_@@_hfading_clist }
      { !\clist_if_empty_p:N \l_@@_vfading_clist }
      { \@@_msg_warning:n { fading } }
%    \end{macrocode}
%   Boolean judgment: if |hfading| and |vfading| are both empty at the same
%   time, or |hfading| and |vfading| are not assigned at the same time
%    \begin{macrocode}
    \bool_lazy_or:nnTF
      {
        \bool_lazy_and_p:nn { \clist_if_empty_p:N \l_@@_hfading_clist } 
                            { \clist_if_empty_p:N \l_@@_vfading_clist }
      }
      {
        \bool_lazy_and_p:nn { !\clist_if_empty_p:N \l_@@_hfading_clist }
                            { !\clist_if_empty_p:N \l_@@_vfading_clist }
      }
%    \end{macrocode}
%   If the situation is true, then use the basic usage for converting.
%    \begin{macrocode}
      {
        \exp_args:Nno \@@_aux:nnnn
          {
            draw        = \l_@@_draw_tl,  line~width  = \l_@@_outline_tl,
            \tl_if_blank:VF \l_@@_fill_tl { fill      = \l_@@_fill_tl, },
            \clist_use:Nn \l_@@_options_clist { , }
          } { \l_@@_tmpa_tl } { \l_@@_char_clip_font } { \l_@@_scale_fp }
      }
%    \end{macrocode}
%   If the situation is false, then handle the vertical or horizontally
%   fading due to user's input.
%    \begin{macrocode}
      {
%    \end{macrocode}
%   Vertically fading branch.
%    \begin{macrocode}
        \clist_if_empty:NF \l_@@_vfading_clist
          {
%    \end{macrocode}
%   Split the color list into two \meta{token list}s.
%    \begin{macrocode}
            \@@_fading_parse_aux:NNN \l_@@_vfading_clist
              \l_@@_color_i_tl \l_@@_color_ii_tl
%    \end{macrocode}
%   For single color: set the other color to |transparent!0|.
%    \begin{macrocode}
            \str_case_e:nn { - }
              {
                { \l_@@_color_i_tl }
                { \tl_set:Nn \l_@@_color_i_tl { transparent!0 } }
                { \l_@@_color_ii_tl }
                { \tl_set:Nn \l_@@_color_ii_tl { transparent!0 } }
              }
%    \end{macrocode}
%   Set the |top color| and |bottom color| accordingly.
%    \begin{macrocode}
            \@@_aux:nnnn
              {
                top~color  = \l_@@_color_i_tl, bottom~color = \l_@@_color_ii_tl,
                line~width = \l_@@_outline_tl, draw = \l_@@_draw_tl,
                \clist_use:Nn \l_@@_options_clist { , }
              } { \l_@@_tmpa_tl } { \l_@@_char_clip_font } { \l_@@_scale_fp }
          }
%    \end{macrocode}
%   Horizontally fading branch.
%    \begin{macrocode}
        \clist_if_empty:NF \l_@@_hfading_clist
          {
%    \end{macrocode}
%   Split the color list into two \meta{token list}s.
%    \begin{macrocode}
            \@@_fading_parse_aux:NNN \l_@@_hfading_clist
              \l_@@_color_i_tl \l_@@_color_ii_tl
%    \end{macrocode}
%   Generate the color percentage list according to the number of
%   characters in the input stream.
%    \begin{macrocode}
            \exp_args:Ne \@@_fading_color_aux:nNN { \l_@@_tmpa_tl }
              \l_@@_continous_color_left_clist
              \l_@@_continous_color_right_clist
%    \end{macrocode}
%   Set the |left color| and |right color|
%   to every character with corresponding percentage.
%    \begin{macrocode}
            \int_step_inline:nn { \exp_args:Ne \tl_count:n { \l_@@_tmpa_tl } }
              {
                \tl_set:Nn \l_@@_continous_color_tmpa_tl
                  { \clist_item:Nn \l_@@_continous_color_left_clist {##1} }
                \tl_set:Nn \l_@@_continous_color_tmpb_tl
                  { \clist_item:Nn \l_@@_continous_color_right_clist {##1} }
                \str_case_e:nnF { - }
                  {
%    \end{macrocode}
%   Single color branch (left fading).
%    \begin{macrocode}
                    { \l_@@_color_i_tl }
                    {
                      \exp_args:Nne \@@_aux:nnnn
                        {
                          draw        = \l_@@_draw_tl,
                          line~width  = \l_@@_outline_tl,
                          left~color  =
                            \l_@@_color_ii_tl!
                            \fp_eval:n { 100 - \l_@@_continous_color_tmpa_tl },
                          right~color =
                            \l_@@_color_ii_tl!
                            \fp_eval:n { 100 - \l_@@_continous_color_tmpb_tl },
                          \clist_use:Nn \l_@@_options_clist { , }
                        } { \exp_args:Ne \tl_item:nn { \l_@@_tmpa_tl } {##1} }
                        { \l_@@_char_clip_font } { \l_@@_scale_fp } 
                    }
%    \end{macrocode}
%   Single color branch (right fading).
%    \begin{macrocode}
                    { \l_@@_color_ii_tl }
                    {
                      \exp_args:Nne \@@_aux:nnnn
                        {
                          draw        = \l_@@_draw_tl,
                          line~width  = \l_@@_outline_tl,
                          left~color  =
                            \l_@@_color_i_tl!\l_@@_continous_color_tmpa_tl,
                          right~color =
                            \l_@@_color_i_tl!\l_@@_continous_color_tmpb_tl,
                          \clist_use:Nn \l_@@_options_clist { , }
                        } { \exp_args:Ne \tl_item:nn { \l_@@_tmpa_tl } {##1} }
                        { \l_@@_char_clip_font } { \l_@@_scale_fp } 
                    }
                  }
%    \end{macrocode}
%   Double color branch.
%    \begin{macrocode}
                  {
                   \exp_args:Nne \@@_aux:nnnn
                      {
                        draw        = \l_@@_draw_tl,
                        line~width  = \l_@@_outline_tl,
                        left~color  =
                          \l_@@_color_i_tl!
                          \l_@@_continous_color_tmpa_tl!
                          \l_@@_color_ii_tl,
                        right~color =
                          \l_@@_color_ii_tl!
                          \fp_eval:n { 100 - \l_@@_continous_color_tmpb_tl }!
                          \l_@@_color_i_tl,
                        \clist_use:Nn \l_@@_options_clist { , }
                      } { \exp_args:Ne \tl_item:nn { \l_@@_tmpa_tl } {##1} }
                      { \l_@@_char_clip_font } { \l_@@_scale_fp } 
                  }
              }
          }
      }
%    \end{macrocode}
%   Make the keys' values only valid within the command.
%    \begin{macrocode}
    \group_end:
%    \end{macrocode}
%   Clean the unknown key--values' list.
%    \begin{macrocode}
    \clist_gclear:N \l_@@_options_clist
  }
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
% \begin{variable}{\l_@@_mono_width_dim, \l_@@_mono_sep_dim, \l_@@_glyph_box}
%   Dimension variables for store the width and sep of the mono font,
%   and box for calculating the depths of inputted characters.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\dim_new:N \l_@@_mono_width_dim
\dim_new:N \l_@@_mono_sep_dim
\box_new:N \l_@@_glyph_box
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{variable}
% \begin{macro}{\str_case:nn}
%   Generate a |v-|type from \cmd{\str_case:nn} for later usage.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\prg_generate_conditional_variant:Nnn \str_case:nn { v } { F }
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
% \begin{macro}{\@@_aux:nnnn}
%   Define the auxiliary command of \cs{chartopath}: set the depth of
%   every font's style (|roman|, |sans|, and |mono|),
%   and then pass them to \cmd{\@@_draw:nnnnnn} to process.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\cs_new_protected:Npn \@@_aux:nnnn #1#2#3#4
  {
    \exp_args:Ne \tl_map_inline:nn {#2}
      {
        \str_case:vnF { l_@@_font_#3_type_tl }
          {
            { serif }
            {
              \hbox_set:Nn \l_@@_glyph_box { \rmfamily ##1 }
              \dim_set:Nn \l_@@_mono_width_dim { 0pt }
              \dim_set:Nn \l_@@_mono_sep_dim { .52pt }
            }
            { sans }
            {
              \hbox_set:Nn \l_@@_glyph_box { \sffamily ##1 }
              \dim_set:Nn \l_@@_mono_width_dim { 0pt }
              \dim_set:Nn \l_@@_mono_sep_dim { .52pt }
            }
            { mono }
            {
              \hbox_set:Nn \l_@@_glyph_box { \ttfamily ##1 }
              \dim_set:Nn \l_@@_mono_width_dim { 5.124975pt }
              \dim_set:Nn \l_@@_mono_sep_dim { 0pt }
            }
          } { \hbox_set:Nn \l_@@_glyph_box {##1} }
        \@@_draw:neennn { \int_use:N \box_dp:N \l_@@_glyph_box }
          {#1} { \@@_data:nn {#3} {##1} } {#4}
          { \l_@@_mono_width_dim } { \l_@@_mono_sep_dim }
      }
  }
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
% \begin{macro}{\@@_draw:nnnnnn}
%   Auxiliary command for converting character to path:
%   conducted with |\tikz|^^A
%   \NB{TODO}{Avoid nesting \tikz command;
%             use the character's natural dimensions instead}.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\cs_new_protected:Npn \@@_draw:nnnnnn #1#2#3#4#5#6
  {
    \tikz [ baseline = #1 ] \node
      [ above, minimum~width = #5 * \f@size/10, inner~sep = #6 * \f@size/10 ]
      { \tikz [ scale = \prop_item:Ne \c_@@_scale_prop { \g_@@_scale_tl } *
                        \fp_eval:n { \f@size/8.4 * \c_@@_global_scale_fp * #4 }
              ] \path [#2] #3; };
  }
\cs_generate_variant:Nn \@@_draw:nnnnnn { neennn }
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
% \begin{macro}{\@@_data:nn}
%   Auxiliary command for mapping character to the corresponding data.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\cs_new:Npn \@@_data:nn #1#2
  {
    \prop_if_in:cnTF { c_@@_tikz_#1_data_prop } {#2}
      { \prop_item:cn { c_@@_tikz_#1_data_prop } {#2} }
      { node [ draw, rounded~corners = .5pt, inner~xsep = -.06pt ] {?} }
    % \file_if_exist_input:n { \c_@@_tikz_folder_tl/#2.pgf.coor }
  }
\cs_generate_variant:Nn \@@_data:nn { ne, ee }
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
% \begin{macro}{\@@_fading_parse_aux:NNN}
%   Parsing fading color list.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\cs_new_protected:Npn \@@_fading_parse_aux:NNN #1#2#3
  {
    \group_begin: \exp_args:NNNe \group_end:
      \tl_set:Nn #2 { \clist_item:Nn #1 { 1 } }
    \group_begin: \exp_args:NNNe \group_end:
      \tl_set:Nn #3 { \clist_item:Nn #1 { 2 } }
  }
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
% \begin{macro}{\@@_fading_color_aux:nNN}
%   Generate color percentage clist due to the number ofinputted characters.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\cs_new_protected:Npn \@@_fading_color_aux:nNN #1#2#3
  {
    \int_step_inline:nn { \tl_count:n {#1} }
      {
        \clist_put_right:Ne #2
          {
            \fp_eval:n
              { 100 - (##1 - 1) * 100 / \tl_count:n {#1} }
          }
        \clist_put_right:Ne #3
          { \fp_eval:n { 100 - ##1 * 100 / \tl_count:n {#1} } }
      }
  }

%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
% \begin{variable}
%   {
%     \l_@@_char_clip_font,         \l_@@_image_tl,
%     \l_@@_char_clip_scale_fp,     \l_@@_image_anchor_tl,
%     \l_@@_image_anchor_offset_tl, \l_@@_image_height_dim
%   }
%   Key--value definitions for the \cs{chartoclip} command^^A
%   \NB{TODO}{Change ``height'' to the height of char}.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\keys_define:nn { char2path / chartoclip }
  {
    font      .tl_set:N  = \l_@@_char_clip_font,
      font    .initial:n = { lmm },
    image     .tl_set:N  = \l_@@_image_tl,
      image   .initial:n = { example-image },
    scale     .fp_set:N  = \l_@@_char_clip_scale_fp,
      scale   .initial:n = { 1 },
    anchor    .tl_set:N  = \l_@@_image_anchor_tl,
      anchor  .initial:n = { center },
    offset    .tl_set:N  = \l_@@_image_anchor_offset_tl,
      offset  .initial:n = { (0pt, 0pt) },
    height    .dim_set:N = \l_@@_image_height_dim,
      height  .initial:n = { 3cm },
  }
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{variable}
% \begin{macro}{\chartoclip}
%   Command for the converted path clipping an specific image.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\NewDocumentCommand \chartoclip { O{} m }
  {
    \group_begin:
    \keys_set:nn { char2path / chartoclip }{#1}
    \exp_args:Nee \@@_image_clip_aux:nnnnnn
      { \prop_item:ce { c_@@_tikz_ \l_@@_char_clip_font _data_prop } { #2 } }
      { \l_@@_image_anchor_offset_tl }
      { \l_@@_image_tl               }
      { \l_@@_image_height_dim       }
      { \l_@@_char_clip_scale_fp     }
      { \l_@@_image_anchor_tl        }
    \group_end:
  }
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
% \begin{macro}{\@@_image_clip_aux:nnnnnn}
%   The auxiliary command of \cs{chartoclip}:\par\noindent
%   |#1|: path data;    |#2|: anchor offset; |#3|: image;
%   |#4|: image height; |#5|: scale;         |#6|: anchor.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\cs_new:Npn \@@_image_clip_aux:nnnnnn #1#2#3#4#5#6
  {
    \tikz [ scale = \fp_eval:n { \c_@@_global_scale_fp*#5 } ]
      \path [ path~picture = {
              \node at ($(path~picture~bounding~box.#6) + #2$)
                { \includegraphics [ height = #4 ] {#3} };
          } ] #1;
  }
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
% \begin{macro}{\ctpdata}
% Command for using \pkg{char2path}'s data.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand \ctpdata [2] { \@@_data:nn {#1}{#2} }
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\file_input_stop:
%    \end{macrocode}
%
%    \begin{macrocode}
%</package>
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% \end{implementation}
% \PrintIndex