The tg Font Collaboration Thread

**Soquili** · 09 April 2012, 01:35 PM

Just to show I am actually doing something

So far I have 8 of the 10 completed and have a test font using those to see how they look on screen and how they print.

The .xar file contains the font rather than the source drawings. Please let me know if the font embedded and can be seen.

**mwenz** · 09 April 2012, 01:37 PM

Embedded great, Bill.

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Mike

**Soquili** · 09 April 2012, 01:39 PM

Thanks Mike.

Did the font embed in the .xar file?

**mwenz** · 09 April 2012, 01:47 PM

Yeppers.

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**Soquili** · 09 April 2012, 01:52 PM

Thanks Mike the warning is what I expected to happen but I was not sure if it would embed or be substitued.

**Gare** · 09 April 2012, 02:05 PM

I can see them just fine, Bill.

Understand, dear volunteers, that I'm being critical in two areas: the design and how it looks, and how the paths are designed, what attributes the control points have and where they are located.

I'm hesitant to begin with Frances, you know, building the prototype font before the final one.

Let me check back in around 5pm New York time, and see if I can't begin something in FontLab.

Take your time, but let's not lose the momentum! How's that for an oxymoron?

-g-

**wizard509** · 09 April 2012, 02:11 PM

How can I tell if what I have done is correct? I am worried because on some of them I have deleted some of the points and am concerned that the span may be too long.

**Gare** · 09 April 2012, 02:28 PM

@Larry—

Post a few here and Bill or I or both of us will check out your work and offer help/direction/spiritual guidance.

-g-

Originally Posted by wizard509

How can I tell if what I have done is correct? I am worried because on some of them I have deleted some of the points and am concerned that the span may be too long.

**Soquili** · 09 April 2012, 02:14 PM

Thanks Gary. The test font has pointed out some areas where I forgot to add shapes or correct an extreme node or twenty. Over lapping shapes may look good on screen but tend to open up what should be a closed shape when printed as a font.

**Soquili** · 09 April 2012, 02:30 PM

Larry if it looks good to you don't sweat it. Gary and I will do tweaking if it is needed.

Something you may look at though is change to outline view and see where shapes may be overlapping.

The first image shows where I had shapes overlapping. The overlap printed out as an open area without a fill.

The second image shows the same areas after I added the shapes which printed out as filled area as it was planned to be done.