Converting Xara symbols into TT font

[houseofman]

Hi there,
I like the idea of using GeoType TTfonts in WebStyle templates but I would like to have the ability to use my own symbols. What would the possibility (feasibility) be able to convert symbols I could create in Xara into TT Fonts.
Thanks in advance for your thoughts and input.
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Phillip

[houseofman]

Hi there,
I like the idea of using GeoType TTfonts in WebStyle templates but I would like to have the ability to use my own symbols. What would the possibility (feasibility) be able to convert symbols I could create in Xara into TT Fonts.
Thanks in advance for your thoughts and input.
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Phillip

[raynerj]

Naw.... Leave the font design to the font design programs...

Another way to look at it would be like a screwdriver and a chisel. You can turn screws with both and chisel with both, so why have both in your toolbox? Simple... each is better at the task it was designed for.

A Font program should be used for Fonts, and a graphic program should be used for graphics. If not you get one of those all in one stereos that played everything but nothing well...

Now where did I leave my 8-tracks? http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

Hmmm... That explains anything by Microsoft doesn't it? http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/wink.gif http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

[BobInce]

On the other hand the font editing programs I've used have really awful path editing tools compared to Xara. This part of the task, the vector editing, should be done in a vector graphics package.

So I'd personally really like a tool that can take outlines from Xara, chop them up into separate glyphs, add kerning information and compile to OpenType. But I don't think it really needs to be built-in to X1.

[houseofman]

Andrew - Thanks for your input. That's right, Xara does the greatest job with vector graphics. I can't be bothered to learn a font editing program for the amount of font creation I would want to do. It would be much nicer to have that tool available.
And your right, I don't think it needs to be built into Xara. (I guess it was more food for thought on the off chance that someone knew such a tool existed) <smile>

JohnR
I love the accuracy of your analogy http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

[raynerj]

You are most welcome Phillip. I thought it worked pretty good too. http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/wink.gif http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

[Christine Farrelly]

There is such a tool.

Save as CMX file and import into Coreldraw - this has a TTF export option.

Christine

[houseofman]

Well... how about that? Thanks Christine. I'll check it out. Much appreciated.
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Phillip