Font Forum

I have faithfully used FontCreator since early... Version 3 maybe? I can't remember the first version I used, but it was before this forum was created! I now keep a Windows PC only for a few select programs like FC. I would like to request that FontCreator (and maintype and scanahand for that matter...

Holly1, I would recommend you play with some existing fonts to get used to the program and learn the basics. Find a good freeware font whose author expressly allows users to modify the font (there are some - try www.1001fonts.com). Also, if you want to try scanning your own fonts into the computer, ...

I would urge you to keep trying with Font Creator. Play with editing some of your existing fonts and you may get the hang of it. I assure you, Fontographer will not be easier. I've never used Font Lab, so I can't comment on that. You might also post a request in the High-Logic forum for a conversion...

I have font creator and fontographer. I'm just a hack, not a professional typedesigner. For a truetype windows font, I greatly prefer font creator. It is easy, windows-intuitive and full featured. It does a great job of importing graphics into a font - something that is a chore in fontographer. If y...