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Easy FontLab Workflow for Wimps ? ? ?

Aerosyn-Lex Mestrovic

BEST REGARDS TO ALL HERE IN THESE TYPOPHILE FORUMS
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I’ve returned for a bit of beginners advice on the world of

font creation, or in this case modification.

THE QUESTION
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I’ve done some reading and research in trying to find the

easiest method to creating or modifying a usable font.

This is for a school project and I would simply be seeking

to build on top of some pre-existing work; not at all for

professional use or consumption.

What I wanted to ask was,

IS THERE A WAY TO OPEN STANDARD FONT FORMAT FILES i.e OTF TTF LWFN FFIL

DIRECTLY INTO FONTLAB, so that the file opens with all the metrics and kerning in tact ? ? ?

I AM IDEALLY looking to simply modify a work by

filling in BOWLS, changing the TERMINALS; I by no means expect to create a classic work.

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I found this file linked on a previous post .

http://groups.msn.com/FontLab/tipsandtricks.msnw?action=get_message&mvie...

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If the above mentioned DIRECT technique is not possible

would i then have to create a FULL CHARACTER GLYPH SET in ILLUSTRATOR

and then manually port over each characters modified PATH ? ? ? ?

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PLEASE PLEASE

lend any and all advice on how i could

complete a fairly simple yet fleshed out + usable

modified typeface

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as always my thanks and praise to all

the supportive and knowledgeable members

here at TYPOPHILE .

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PEAC BE WITH YOU

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Aerosyn-Lex

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A-L, you should be able to simply open fonts in FontLab, either by drag-and-dropping the font onto the applicatio, or through the file menu. (There are settings in the Preferences window concerning th conversion of OpenType fonts; you should make sure that all features are imported when the font is opened.)

Aerosyn-Lex Mestrovic

Thanks for the Reply Chester,

Might I ask which file tends to work best?

Would I need to have an OTF file or can I use the mac formats of LWFN+FFIL ?

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thanks in advance

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Aerosyn-Lex

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A-L, I have never knowingly encountered either a LWFN or FFIL file. Wht are they? OTF, on the other hand, will open a charm with FontLab or FontLab Studio. If you have the software, why don’t you just open one of the font files? Only one way to verify if FontLab will open a font file: try it.

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Aerosyn-Lex Mestrovic

Thanks for the continued help Chester .

I’m getting my hands on the software fairly soon

and will give it a try as soon as possible .

here’s to hoping it works . . .

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Oh, and LWFN + FFIL are older mac format types, one being a Printer font

the other being a Screen font.

PostScript Type 1 outline font with Macintosh bitmapped font suitcase (LWFN)

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Best Regards .

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ALMs

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You did it too!
I always thought the old files for PST1 fonts with NFNT and FOND... We just called them “screen fonts” and “printer fonts”.

twardoch

Aerosyn-Lex,

any Mac font editor from Fontlab Ltd. (TypeTool, Fontographer, FontLab, FontLab Studio) can open LWFN and FFIL files (it’s better to open the FFIL files since they contain metrics and kerning, and will automatically locate the matching LWFN file).

The Windows versions of our software cannot open these files, except TransType SE and TransType Pro for Windows, that can convert them into PC formats. Also, FontLab Studio 5 for Windows can open LWFN and FFIL files if they have been encoded as MacBinary (.bin) or BinHex (.hqx).

Regards,
Adam Twardoch
Fontlab Ltd.

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