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by elak
Tue Mar 07, 2006 8:29 pm
Forum: Font Related Information
Topic: disappearing character pair in InDesign
Replies: 6
Views: 17273

disappearing character pair in InDesign

I am having a really weird problem with my latest font. Adobe InDesign refuses to display a specific pair of letters. They simply disappear. The letters in question are not kerned, which was my first guess. I've added kerning and messed about a bit with the glyphs, but nothing interesting happened. ...
by elak
Mon Sep 08, 2003 10:43 am
Forum: Gallery
Topic: Comic lettering fonts
Replies: 2
Views: 10055

Comic lettering fonts

Here are my first two fonts, Rehr and Kverneland , based on the handwriting of Danish cartoonist Henrik Rehr, and Norwegian cartoonist Steffen Kverneland, respectively. I created them for lettering the swedish translation of their comics, and they kindly agreed to let me release them to the public ...
by elak
Mon Sep 08, 2003 10:22 am
Forum: FontCreator - Tutorials and Solutions
Topic: (newbies) How to make a font based on your own handwriting
Replies: 1
Views: 39942

(newbies) How to make a font based on your own handwriting

How to make a TrueType font based on your own handwriting Using Font Creator Program 4 (henceforth "FCP") from High Logic, and Adobe Photoshop. 1) Get FCP. If you haven't already, that is. A 30 day trial version can be downloaded here: http://www.high-logic.com/fcp.html The information in...
by elak
Sat Jun 07, 2003 8:45 pm
Forum: FontCreator - Discussion
Topic: Tip of the Day
Replies: 9
Views: 16491

TOTD

I usually disable TOTD, since it is generally misused and contains redundant and/or irrelevant information. If implemented well, though, it is a worthwile feature which I think you should keep. There are a number of improvements you could make. For one thing, include more tips. Thirteen is not much....
by elak
Sat Jun 07, 2003 7:34 pm
Forum: FontCreator - Discussion
Topic: A new forum to announce your fonts
Replies: 5
Views: 10210

All for it!

I like User's gallery. It has a friendly ring to it.
by elak
Thu Jun 05, 2003 10:33 pm
Forum: FontCreator - Support
Topic: How do I make a font with identical cases?
Replies: 4
Views: 8014

How do I make a font with identical cases?

Is there a good way to organize a font whose glyphs should be identical in upper and lower case? There is the quick and dirty way of copying all glyphs from one case to the other. That means twice the file size and twice the number of kerning pairs. And there is the slow and painful way of manually ...