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Forum Index : Microcontroller and PC projects : FontForge meets FontTweak

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TassyJim

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Posted: 06:06am 10 May 2024
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I have been playing with FontForge on another project and decided that it does a much better job of converting TTF to bitmaps than FontTweak.

I export the bitmaps from FontForge as a Microfoft style .fnt file and import into FontTweak.

There are a few steps but they are hopefully clear enough in the FontTweak help file.



The ZIP includes the exe and help file

FontTweak.zip


Jim
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Plasmamac

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Posted: 07:07am 13 May 2024
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thx Tassyjim
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TassyJim

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Posted: 07:23am 13 May 2024
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I have joined the font view and character view windows together. It makes life easier.

I just need a few days to finish the Linux version before releasing the update.



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electricat

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Posted: 05:11am 08 May 2025
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Hi, Jim,

If this is latest FontTweak version, it has same problem earlier versions had too.
When creating new font , I leave chr 32 empty, then add chr33 , then add chr34 and chr33 is cleared, add 35 etc - chr34 will be OK. chr33 will be cleared again... and so on.

In summary: on every new chr added, chr33 will be cleared.
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twofingers
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Posted: 08:27am 08 May 2025
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Thanks Jim, it will definitely come in handy someday!

Kind regards
Michael
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TassyJim

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Posted: 07:04am 09 May 2025
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The code for adding to a new font has a few problems.
I have fixed some but need to do more testing then I will post an update.

Going forward, I intend to include FontTweak in the MMEdit distribution.

Jim
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electricat

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If you would be interested, this is my 5ct opinion how I`d see it as even better tool:

- alternative to load font as selected file instead of system installed.
- Dynamic or some choices for bigger editor`s grid size would be nice addition for better comfort.  
- loading older *.FON bitmap files for some tweaking-converting might be interesting.

But it is nice and usefull util, as it is now, too  
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