#Fontforge inkscape how to#
#Fontforge inkscape manuals#

Folders can be discussed further if anyone gets stuck as I did.Ī (metrics) box can be opened to view the glyph and also make changes directly to the nodes, splines, extrema and to work out validation issues. There is a Fav button, hint use it to mark your font directories. I had issues with opening and getting to the directory/subdir my files are located in. Drop and drag wasn't doable so the upload process took awhile. FF’s main screen is a template format that you import/upload each glyph into, one by one.

FF is set to use with Macs and I use Win 7, so I had some hiccups. Use File Import to do this, upload A into their A slot, B into the B slot, and so forth. For english you'll end up with 26 lc files, 26 uc files, 10 numbers, and many symbols (=.'(!, etc). Unsure if you can separate the guidelines onto a separate layer. I named the layer with a simple a, A, 1, etc. Ok, so after converting my glyphs to a path, and fixing/tweaking them, each glyph has to be saved as an individual file. Sometimes you can fix the original issue and the next node in line starts acting up. That wouldn't be an issue except that even after deleting it and/or moving the original node, it reappears over and over (like an unwanted ghost), and that causes issues on FF. One strange effect I noticed is that after converting I get a lot of instances of a duplicated node on top of itself. Thought that would be the easy part, but alas, no, converting to a path creates it's own issues. (pls refer to my Power Stroke thread on this forum to get an idea).Īfter trudging through that process, convert each glyph to a path (tip, save a backup file with the power stroked glyphs BEFORE converting, it comes in handy for later use). And that part was much harder than I ever expected, PS has it's own mini issues, but the results were good, and to me, worth using it. PS allows a simplified way to create specifics (butt end, round, fat/thin sizes, etc.). I used the awesome Power Stroke (PS) to draw the fonts, but this is not necessary.

#Fontforge inkscape how to#

I can't figure out how to merge the guide layer with a specific font, so I didn't use it. (Note at this time there are some guides issues in Inkscape, the guidelines become unlocked it's a reported bug, so be careful). Seems it's a way to save just the guides but not sure of that (guides have their own layer in FF). Does anyone know how to make and use an FF Inkscape template? I see they have a way to save as SVG template, but I haven't figured it out. You need to pick an EM size (I chose 1000), and set your page size as well as set the Viewbox to 0,0,1000,1000 for FF. Set a base guideline, then ascent and descent guides, width guides, etc. etc., which go above or below the base line, and symbols that go above/below. This step is more complicated than it seems, you have to account for caps, lower case (lc), upper case (uc), alpha char. Having said that, below are the steps involved.īasic first steps: Start by figuring out the height, width, weight, and size of the glyphs (aka alpha characters, numbers, symbols, etc.), then set locking guides.

#Fontforge inkscape manuals#

There are a number of manuals and guides to browse through before starting, FF is a good starting place. But, it's not kerned/placed correctly, looks terrible, and I'm having issues with placement, which I need help on, from someone who understands ascent/descent in FF. At this time I have successfully created a font (TTF), have loaded it onto my system, and can use it. I'll start by giving a very general step by step how to and sharing issues I've had/having. (side note: I haven't found a forum at FF, if there is one, pls let me know). I wanted to create a general discussion thread where font makers can help each other in using Inkscape to create fonts, particularly in using with FontForge (FF) and to have an ongoing thread where we can discuss issues in any of the steps. I hope this is ok to post here, it's not quite a tutorial.