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Re: What AI tools does the font community need?
Not necesarily... it can also be a tool to help them learn... like a semi-assisted process that help them train their eyes. AI tools have incredible potential, not only to automate things but as lear…1 -
Re: Which is the best free font editor?
FontLab does fine with nested lookups—as does any other tool using AFDKO syntax coding—: you create and sort the lookups separately in the first part of the OTL code, and then associate them with fea…2 -
Re: Which is the best free font editor?
I started creating fonts with Fontforge since 2020 and I am still using it to create fonts with it. When you get used to its UI, it is very easy to create Opentype features because you do not need to…1 -
Re: Fontra Pak as a snap app for Linux desktop
I won’t even bother attempting a dual boot setup. I run Windows on a separate machine. A bootloader configuration is just one more thing to break.2 -
Re: Which is the best free font editor?
On the plus side, there is a lot to type design that is independent of the particular tool you are using. Pick something and dive in, and you will be well ahead of not doing something — even if you c…3 -
Re: Which is the best free font editor?
But, “Typedesigner,” the question wasn’t “what is the best font editor for professional type design,” but “of all the free font editors out there, which one is the best?” At no point did OP say “I wa…3 -
Re: Chris Simpkins has passed away
Dave, that is such sad news, Chris was such a lovely guy, patient and kind, may he rest in peace.2 -
Re: Which is the best free font editor?
Every time I install Linux onto an older machine I want to resuscitate, I remember Mr. Hudson’s maxim, as I recall originally in the context of free fonts, but easily applicable to all free software:…2 -
Re: Which is the best free font editor?
Over the years, I have seen a bunch of free font tool projects start and wither, and others get to a reasonably stable release and then freeze and not get updated. A couple of recent projects are int…1 -
Re: Is this a scam?
Sounds very normal. Make sure you are clear that their purchaser order / vendor portal / whatever T&Cs are null and void. Make them confirm in writing. They’re always completely insane. The bette…6
