Freeware to create fonts

[Cousin Stanley]

| I have run it under Windows+Cygwin some time ago,
| but back then it wasn't usable (frequent crashes, slow, etc.)
| but that might be because the Cygwin version
| wasn't really supported then (is it now?).

Cousin JanC ....

My feeble brain initially parsed your message
as a question on the stability of Cygwin itself ....

After re-reading, I can clearly see that
you were referring to a particular program
that runs under Cygwin ....

I'll just nod on off back to sleep now ....

 

[Shuttlecock]

JanC,
So there is still hope?

I couldn't find a missing dll anywhere! cygx11-6.dll which I imagine goes
with the cygwin install?

 

[John Corliss]

I couldn't find a missing dll anywhere! cygx11-6.dll which I imagine goes
with the cygwin install?

Sorry, I can't help you. Cygwin got uninstalled from my system since
other than Pfaedit, I have no use for it.

 

[JanC]

I couldn't find a missing dll anywhere! cygx11-6.dll which I imagine
goes with the cygwin install?

It looks like it's part of Cygwin's X Window System (XFree86).

Look at the pfaedit FAQ for the Cygwin packages that you need:
<http://pfaedit.sourceforge.net/faq.html#windows>

 

[John Corliss]

It looks like it's part of Cygwin's X Window System (XFree86).
Look at the pfaedit FAQ for the Cygwin packages that you need:
<http://pfaedit.sourceforge.net/faq.html#windows>

What I couldn't figure out was where to get the "X window system" package.

 

[JanC]

What I couldn't figure out was where to get the "X window system"
package.

I don't have cygwin installed currently, but I guess it has a name that
includes "xfree86" or "x11" (or something else with "x"). The installation
program shows all available packages somewhere.

 

[John Corliss]

I don't have cygwin installed currently, but I guess it has a name that
includes "xfree86" or "x11" (or something else with "x"). The installation
program shows all available packages somewhere.

Jan,
Yeah, that's what I was thinking too. However, when I tried to look
for the X window thing, I couldn't find it. And the author of Pfaedit
says "NOTE: These are separate packages". I may have missed it though.

 

[Cousin Stanley]

| ....
| However, when I tried to look for the X window thing,
| I couldn't find it.
| ....

John ....

Following is a link for X Windows pre-compiled for Cygwin ....

http://gmao.gsfc.nasa.gov/software/grads/win32/X11R6.3/

I have Cygwin installed, but don't have X Windows ....

 

[John Corliss]

| ....
| However, when I tried to look for the X window thing,
| I couldn't find it.
| ....

John ....

Following is a link for X Windows pre-compiled for Cygwin ....

http://gmao.gsfc.nasa.gov/software/grads/win32/X11R6.3/

I have Cygwin installed, but don't have X Windows ....

Thanks Cousin Stanley. I'll check it out (on my way now.)

 

[JanC]

JanC wrote:

Yeah, that's what I was thinking too. However, when I tried to look
for the X window thing, I couldn't find it. And the author of Pfaedit
says "NOTE: These are separate packages". I may have missed it though.

Here's how to install Cygwin's XFree86:
<http://cygwin.com/xfree/docs/ug/setup-cygwin-xfree-installing.html>

 

[John Corliss]

Here's how to install Cygwin's XFree86:
<http://cygwin.com/xfree/docs/ug/setup-cygwin-xfree-installing.html>

Jan,
Wish I'd had that link when I tried to install Cygwin. Bookmarked
now though. Thanks!

 

[John Corliss]

Jan,
Wish I'd had that link when I tried to install Cygwin. Bookmarked now
though. Thanks!

Actually, I just backtracked a little and bookmarked this one instead:

http://cygwin.com/xfree/docs/ug/cygwin-xfree-ug.html

 

[Sascha Wostmann]

Martin Nier :

Hi folks,

i'm looking for any freeware program which enables me to create fonts
for Windows (if there is any chance then for Mac and Linux too).

some years ago I used ...[1] Corel Draw [2] to create my handwriting
as a TTF. It's not free, but with some luck you'll find such an old
version somewhere for low price.

It wasn't really comfortable:
- writing the letters on paper
- scan in the letters
- use a part of the software to convert the bitmap to vector graphics
- edit the vectors to reduce the number of fixed points
- save it into an existing TTF file (make a copy of arial for example)

I needed ~2 days, but the results have been OK and I still use this
TTF sometimes.


[1]
damned, I can't really remember the name of the software it's still
around in version 11 or 12 or even higher. I used the 3.0 version
IIRC, and newer versions didn't include the essential parts to create
vector graphics. Its a graphics suite like paint shop...

[2]
~two hours later I eventually remembered the name, phew, that was hard
work...



Viele Grüße,
Sascha