Post by CharacterPost by tomIf all you want to do is create that one font, you'd be better off using
one of the 'handwriting to font' services such as
http://www.fontifier.com/
For only $9 and a little preparation effort, you could have your font!
Or generate your font for free at
http://www.yourfonts.com/
tom
Thank you - learn something new every day!
Note to Chris Mitchell (who doesn't seem to have returned to see
For any of these that suggest scanning a page that you've filled in by
hand, you can simulate the page and fill it in with graphics that
you've computer produced - results are usually excellent that way.
- Character
I have a program called "My Handwriting II" that is a few years old.
But I'm sure there's a later version by now.
Though the online fontifier (http://www.fontifier.com/) will probably
be best for one-offs, as this appears to be, perhaps someone out there
will be interested in having something like "My Handwriting II" on
their computers so will just mention a bit about it.
Making a font is darned easy with it. You print out a certain number
of grid pages that the program provides (like fontifier above does:
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). Then
following the instructions, you write in the corresponding character
in each grid box. It's all straightforward and the instructions are
easy to follow once you're read them through completely to understand.
Then with the use of your scanner, the program will scan your
handwritten characters into a font file format. It's pretty
impressive.
I don't see why it also wouldn't work for special characters created
as is the case here. I'm guessing that printing these characters off
in the right size to fit the box grids and then just taping them into
the corresponding boxes on the grid you'd like to assign each
character to. Or one could come up with an electronic way to do the
same. We'd probably just need to scan the forms and then add the
information to each box electronically.
As a last resort, "My Handwriting" or a similar program might be an
option for you.
My Handwriting II. Not easy to find unless you search for the
company, "Data Becker". _Then_ lots of hits appear <g>:
http://desktoppub.about.com/library/rev/aafpr-yourhandwriting2.htm
http://www.wildyorkshire.co.uk/naturediary/docs/2005/11/9.html
http://www.smartcomputing.com/editorial/article.asp?article=articles%2F2002%2Fs1306%2F05s06a%2F05s06a.asp
http://www.amazon.com/Data-Becker-Your-Handwriting-2/dp/B00005JSGP
(http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=data-becker+handwriting&start=10&sa=N)
Good luck! :oD
