# update_spec.py > **Scope boundary**: this tool updates only deterministic global color and font > substitutions, writes the authoritative `spec_lock.md` only after the SVG > updates succeed, and relies on version control for rollback instead of > creating parallel backups. Propagate a `spec_lock.md` value change to both the lock file and every `svg_output/*.svg`. The single edit surface for bulk style tweaks after generation. ## Usage ```bash python3 skills/ppt-master/scripts/update_spec.py
.= ``` Bare `=` (no dot) is treated as `colors.=` for backward compat. One invocation = one change. The tool: 1. Reads the old value from `/spec_lock.md` 2. Plans and propagates the change into every `.svg` under `svg_output/` 3. Writes the new value into `spec_lock.md`; a global font replacement updates every existing `typography.*_family` row together 4. Prints the list of files touched ## Examples ```bash # swap the primary color deck-wide (bare key → colors.primary) python3 skills/ppt-master/scripts/update_spec.py projects/acme_ppt169_20260301 primary=#0066AA # explicit section.key form python3 skills/ppt-master/scripts/update_spec.py projects/acme_ppt169_20260301 colors.accent=#FF6B35 # change the deck-wide font family python3 skills/ppt-master/scripts/update_spec.py projects/acme_ppt169_20260301 \ 'typography.font_family=Arial, "Microsoft YaHei", sans-serif' ``` ## v2 scope - **Supported**: - `colors.*` — HEX value replacement across `svg_output/*.svg` (case-insensitive). - `typography.font_family` — replaces the inner value of every `font-family="..."` / `font-family='...'` attribute and sets all existing `typography.*_family` lock rows to that universal family. - **Not supported**: typography sizes, icons, images, canvas, forbidden — these involve attribute-scoped or semantic replacements whose risk/benefit does not warrant bulk propagation. Edit `spec_lock.md` and the affected SVGs by hand, or re-author the pages. ## When to use - "Change the primary color across the whole deck" → one `update_spec.py` call - "Switch the deck-wide font family" → one `update_spec.py` call - "Switch an individual page's accent" → just edit that page's SVG directly - "Re-design the palette / type system" → update `spec_lock.md` manually, then the Executor can regenerate affected pages ## Safety - HEX values (e.g. `#005587`) are unique enough in SVG content that literal replacement is safe - `font-family` substitution is scoped to the attribute; the outer quote character is preserved, and switched automatically if the new value contains the same quote - a global font substitution rewrites all existing family-role lock rows in one file write, so the universal SVG result cannot leave stale title/body roles - The tool refuses non-HEX inputs, unknown keys, and unsupported sections - No backups are created — the project folder should be under git so you can diff / revert ### Note on first `font-family` update The script writes the `spec_lock.md` value verbatim into every SVG's `font-family` attribute. If the Executor generated SVGs with quote-flattened font names (e.g. `font-family="Microsoft YaHei, Arial, sans-serif"`) while `spec_lock.md` holds the quoted form (`"Microsoft YaHei", Arial, sans-serif`), the **first** substitution will normalize every SVG to match the `spec_lock.md` literal (e.g. `font-family='"Microsoft YaHei", Arial, sans-serif'`). The two forms are semantically equivalent (CSS and DrawingML parse them identically), but the normalization produces byte-level diffs across every SVG that contains text. Subsequent updates only touch files where the value actually changes.