Pixel Joint Forum: PIXEL FONTS Which program to use?

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   Hi. When all text in the piece is just ENERGY, LIVES and such, drawing each letter and copying it by hand is easy. But when there's need to type something longer than a single word, it is just pain and waste of time. So I decided to make several font files. But which program to use for making a pixel font?

Edited by A.B. Lazer - 29 September 2009 at 10:52am

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A.B. Lazer Commander Joined: 21 July 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 310	Topic: PIXEL FONTS Which program to use? Posted: 29 September 2009 at 10:51am
	Hi. When all text in the piece is just ENERGY, LIVES and such, drawing each letter and copying it by hand is easy. But when there's need to type something longer than a single word, it is just pain and waste of time. So I decided to make several font files. But which program to use for making a pixel font? Edited by A.B. Lazer - 29 September 2009 at 10:52am
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Hatch Admiral Joined: 05 August 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1387	Posted: 29 September 2009 at 11:05am
	I use gbdfed. I think you have to compile it from source, and I don't know what OS you're using, but it says "It does not yet compile and run properly on Windows."
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greenraven Commander Joined: 08 September 2016 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2598	Posted: 29 September 2009 at 11:12am
	Depends one where this font is going to be used. Some programs have a built-in font editor.
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A.B. Lazer Commander Joined: 21 July 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 310	Posted: 29 September 2009 at 11:13am
	Thanks. I use Win XP. And MS Paint. Edited by A.B. Lazer - 29 September 2009 at 11:12am
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jalonso Admiral Joined: 29 November 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13537	Posted: 29 September 2009 at 12:15pm
	Make your own here http://www.pentacom.jp/soft/ex/font/edit.html its awesome!!! You can also get bitmap fonts made by others. More, in the gallery's link section.
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Hatch Admiral Joined: 05 August 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1387	Posted: 29 September 2009 at 12:16pm
	That's awesome.
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jalonso Admiral Joined: 29 November 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13537	Posted: 29 September 2009 at 12:23pm
	Very. I've made all my 'fonts' there. Check out their gallery for other fun stuff. A great 'color blind' color one...I hear...dunno, I'm not color blind :\|
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A.B. Lazer Commander Joined: 21 July 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 310	Posted: 29 September 2009 at 12:39pm
	Thank you. One real drawback is that with web-based application you meant to complete the whole set in one sitting and not able to change it in the future. But it looks useful and simple enough, so I'll give it a go, when will have enough time. In links section there are only links to free fonts except one which, anyhow, deals with such mazochistic way of making pixel font, that almost prohibits any complex lettering. Edited by A.B. Lazer - 29 September 2009 at 12:45pm
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A.B. Lazer Commander Joined: 21 July 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 310	Posted: 30 September 2009 at 6:04am
	So, I tried it and prepared my usual 5 pixels-high set. Installed it (here how to do it in Windows). Then started MS Paint. The main problem that I don't know how to overcome - spacing of letters is t o o _ w i d e. It is possible that there is no means to ajust it in MS Paint. Here is screengrab - log of what I done until MS Paint crashed. Yes, crashed! I doubt that it deals with new font, but I never typed anything complex in MS Paint on my current machine, so I can't be shure. Edited by A.B. Lazer - 30 September 2009 at 6:05am
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meagz Commander Joined: 09 December 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 123	Posted: 17 December 2009 at 12:52am
	what's up with the toronto asian escort?
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