Help file and manual
Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 3:16 pm
Hi,
I have just bought Scanahand and have made my first font (albeit with a little help from Font Creator to clean it up) and am very happy with the product... however...
It seems to me that the help file and manual (which, after all is just the help file in .pdf format) could probably do with a little more information. I initially had a problem with generating a font from the scanned template. The font produced was complete garbage - no characters, only lines and parts of the template header. This turned out to be the way that Scanahand drives the scanner, leaving it in low contrast monochrome mode and producing a fairly grey scan, and so I eventually thought to tick the "Use scanner driver" checkbox and adjust the contrast in the scanner driver setup window. This produced a much better scan and resulting font.
Having searched the forum I find that there are some interesting and useful tips for scanning and generating fonts with Scanahand. Could these not be added to the help file and manual, perhaps in a "troubleshooting" section for confused and irritated users like myself to peruse when we find ourselves having problems?
Obviously I have now sorted my problem out and will (probably) remember the solution when making the next font but the lack of insight into what Scanahand expects from a scanned template didn't help with my initial effort.
Other than that little hiccup it's a very nice program that does exactly what it says on the tin.
I have just bought Scanahand and have made my first font (albeit with a little help from Font Creator to clean it up) and am very happy with the product... however...
It seems to me that the help file and manual (which, after all is just the help file in .pdf format) could probably do with a little more information. I initially had a problem with generating a font from the scanned template. The font produced was complete garbage - no characters, only lines and parts of the template header. This turned out to be the way that Scanahand drives the scanner, leaving it in low contrast monochrome mode and producing a fairly grey scan, and so I eventually thought to tick the "Use scanner driver" checkbox and adjust the contrast in the scanner driver setup window. This produced a much better scan and resulting font.
Having searched the forum I find that there are some interesting and useful tips for scanning and generating fonts with Scanahand. Could these not be added to the help file and manual, perhaps in a "troubleshooting" section for confused and irritated users like myself to peruse when we find ourselves having problems?
Obviously I have now sorted my problem out and will (probably) remember the solution when making the next font but the lack of insight into what Scanahand expects from a scanned template didn't help with my initial effort.
Other than that little hiccup it's a very nice program that does exactly what it says on the tin.