To add to Character's list of font making programs:
- FontForge (freeware).
- FontLabs TypeTool (less features and lower cost than FontLab Studio).
- Type 2.2 font editor.
Allan.
"Character" <Char@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Autumn wrote:
>
> > To all the font collectors and font makers,
> >
> > What do you consider the most im****tant programs to have for making,
> > sorting, viewing and manipulating fonts? I have collected several
dozen
over
> > the years and just keep them in a folder uninstalled. I would like to
clean
> > them out and only save and perhaps install the best of them.
> >
> > Typograf is the program I use the most, but also TTFfont renamer,
duplicate
> > finder, and I have a program for making a handwriting font.
> >
> > Thank you for the time and help,
> >
> > Autumn
> >
> >
>
> Best font renamer (by a BIG margin):
>
> FontRenamer
>
> Handles all font formats, renames related files (e.g., .afm, .pfm,
> .inf, .pfb), has validity checking options, and more.
> Available (free) here: http://fontorg.com/download.aspx
>
> On the same page, you can download
>
> FontOrg
>
> A program that looks INSIDE your fonts to find info about foundry,
> designer, and more. See the home page
>
> http://fontorg.com/default.aspx
for additional information.
>
> For Making Fonts ... It depends on how elaborate you want to be.
> Even Corel Draw can create fonts!
> Then (approximately in ascending order of complexity) there's
> EUDCEDIT (built in to MS Windows - makes your glyph accessible -
> doesn't create or modify fonts)
> Your Handwriting II (no longer marketed)
> Softy (available, but will never change)
> Font Creator
> Altsoft FTMaster
> Scanfont
> Noah
> Fontographer (very long in the tooth, OS compatibility problems)
> FontLab
>
> - Character
>
>
> - Character
>
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