How to Make a Font with Inkscape 0.47

A tutorial showing the steps to make your own TTF format dingbat font using Inkscape and OnlineFontConverter. Written instructions and template at http://cleversomeday.wordpress.com/20...

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[petop3]

ho do you make the font narrower? i get giant spaces inbetween :(

[CleverSomeday]

Just guessing, but there is a Set Width box under Global Settings. This might also be handled under the Kerning tab. Unfortunately, this is beyond the scope of my knowledge.

[Brimflamme]

this does not work for me at all.

[CleverSomeday]

Sorry it did not work out for you. This is not a polished feature and is temperamental at best. Looking forward to promised improvements in future versions.

[YunikoYokai]

Is there a specific way to make symbols like Japanese-styled symbols? I'm trying to get mine to work but it's just now happening for me.

[CleverSomeday]

Sorry, I do not know but you might check the Inkscape Forum as there is a lot of information and helpful people there.

[CleverSomeday]

You probably need to do a path>exclude to make the image one path instead of a white circle on top of another image.

[Mandar Nimonkar]

hello,

its really a wonderful thing...can we create normal fonts from this...also i am looking for an software which can generate fonts online on my website...can u suggest me some or help me out on this...rgds

[Valz138]

The space between two letters should be changed and adjusted using the "Kerning" box. Where it says "1st Glyph", from the cascade menu, you select "A" (for example) and "B" in the "2nd Glyph"; then, click on "Add pair" and in the preview box it will appear the couple of letters and, below, a button to adjust the space. However, whenever I try to setup the second pair, Inkscape stops working and eventually crashes. I'm still trying and experimenting, but other users have reported this problem.

[Léon McGregor]

Thank you for a well-edited video, that made much more sense than many tutorials i've seen on youtube. Very helpful!

[Jared Tasker]

Really Helpful!! Especially the hint about path>union to 'convert' imported paths. I was experiencing this problem when importing from Illustrator.

[meanbrew]

Very well presented! This is how tutorials should be done. Thank you.