#Using fontforge software
#Using fontforge license
#Using fontforge windows

When you use it, it displays a floating 'tool tip' next to the cursor. The ruler tool gives you measurement and coordinate information. This comes in handy if you have drawn a shape, but only need part of it. The knife tool allows you to cut splines in two. Some people prefer this to the standard approach (known as Bézier editing), but if you are used to Bézier editing you might find it does some unexpected things. Spiro drawing allows you to draw curves that reflow as you reposition the nodes. Selecting the Spiro tool puts you into Spiro drawing mode. The pen tool allows you to add a point on the curve and drag out its control points. The Tangent point tool allows you to transition from a straight segment to a curved segment along the path.

The Corner point tool allows you to make a sharp bend in the path. This is important for setting up extrema points. The HVCurve point tool constrains the new points that to add so that they have either horizontal or vertical control points. The Curve point tool is used to add a point in a curved segment. To add a point to a path, first select any of these tools, then click on the path and give it a little push. You can grab either handle and drag it around to change the shape of the curve. If the selected point is on a curve, it will display its control points with a magenta handle and a cyan handle. When you select one of the points on the path, it will turn into a yellow circle. Switch back to the pointer tool, and you can select points on the path you have drawn. Move the freehand tool to the drawing area, hold your mouse button down, and move your mouse around to draw. Select the freehand tool from the toolbox by clicking on this icon: The freehand tool allows you to sketch out irregular paths. To zoom out, go to the View menu and select Zoom out or Fit. The zoom tool easily lets you zoom in, but it is a bit more difficult to zoom out again. In addition to activating the pointer tool in the toolbox, you can also momentarily switch to the pointer tool while any other tool is active, simply by holding down the Control key. The pointer is the main selection tool, used to select points, paths, and other objects on canvas. Point and zoom behave similarly to the equivalent tools in any other application. Now that you know your way around the canvas, it is time to get acquainted with the tools. Familiarize yourself with the drawing tools You will then have to move the Glyph Window to see the dialog, dismiss it, and return to the Glyph Window. What might be occurring is that there is an open dialog box hidden behind the Glyph Window. Next is the current magnification level, followed by the name of the active layer.Ĭaution: Sometimes it seems like FontForge is not responding when you are in the Glyph Window. Fifth is the angle from the selected point to the cursor (relative to the baseline). The fourth number is the distance between your cursor and the selected point.

The third number is the relative position of your cursor to the selected point. Note: The numbers along the top where the x and y axis intersect indicate the current (x,y) location of your cursor on the canvas, followed by the location of the most recently selected point. They may feel familiar to users with experience in vector graphics, but there are enough differences that some orientation is a good idea for all new users.įrom the Font Window, double-click one of the glyph boxes to launch the Glyph Window.

#Using fontforge windows

Developed and tested on Linux only, it should work on MacOS and Windows but I have not tested.Designing a font in FontForge will involve using a number of tools and utilities, starting with the set of drawing tools that enable you to draw your glyphs on screen.

If you want to preserve glyph codes between runs, you must preserve these generated files: Qt QML Useful Links for icon fonts integration

#Using fontforge software

FontForge has its own free software license.

#Using fontforge license

This project is published under BSD License 2.0.

+- icons_data.cpp // Embedded font sourceĪ copy of Bootstrap-Icons is included for demonstration purposes: +- icons_data.hpp // Embedded font header +- icons.hpp // C++ Header file with icon constants +- my-icons.ttf // Font with selected icons # Generate qml component gen_qml = True # Generate html demo gen_html = True # Generate C++ Header file gen_cpp = True gen_cpp_header_file = 'icons.hpp' # defaults to _lib.hpp Results ( 'bs-file-earmark-arrow-down', 'fileExport'), ( 'bs-file-earmark-arrow-up', 'fileImport'), ( 'null', 'null'), # Always include a default glyph (null) # Selection of icons to be included in the font # select = [ Martinez M.' font_name = 'my-icons' font_family = 'my-icons' font_start_code = 0xe000 # Directories from where to import svg icons # sources = [ Font_copyright = 'Copyright 2020 Frank D.