# outlinefont

**URL:** <https://forum.high-logic.com/t/outlinefont/2250>\
**Category:** FontCreator - Support\
**Created:** [October 19, 2008, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.high-logic.com/t/outlinefont/2250 "2008-10-19T17:17:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![William](https://forum.high-logic.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/b19c9b/32.png) [@William](https://forum.high-logic.com/u/William)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 7:39am UTC](https://forum.high-logic.com/t/outlinefont/2250/3 "2008-10-20T07:39:16Z")

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It is also possible to produce the outline effect by applying a sequence of two individual glyph transformations, namely thin and hollow. Using the individual glyph transformations gives greater choice of how the outline effect is produced. It is possible to produce the outline effect whilst keeping the overall size of the designs exactly the same size.

The eighth post in the following thread is about how I produced an outline version of one of my own fonts, Chronicle Text.

> [@Chronicle Text font](https://forum.high-logic.com/t/chronicle-text-font/668/1):
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> Supplementary note of 2 December 2009 I have been reading this post and realize that it is in need of updating. I had the idea of the font being shareware at that time but gave up that idea not long afterwards. The font is now a free download. End of supplementary note of 2 December 2009 I have just published the Chronicle Text font onto the web. The font is as follows. [http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~ngo/CHRONTXT.TTF](http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~ngo/CHRONTXT.TTF) The file with the shareware licensing information is as follows. [htt…](http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~ngo/chrontxt.txt)

A direct link to the post is as follows.

> [@Chronicle Text font](https://forum.high-logic.com/t/chronicle-text-font/668/8):
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> I have just uploaded to the web a font named Chronicle Text Outline. This font is a variation on the Chronicle Text font. The intention is that Chronicle Text Outline is used for two-colour displays in conjunction with Chronicle Text. [http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~ngo/CHRONTXO.TTF](http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~ngo/CHRONTXO.TTF) I produced the font using a semi-automated process, first using the Glyph Transformer facility of Font Creator 5.0 on all glyphs and then using direct adjustment of those glyphs which produced an error at valid…

William Overington

20 October 2008

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