FontForge

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FontForge

http://fontforge.github.io/en-US/
Outline font editor

FontForge is an outline font editor that lets you create your own fonts or edit existing ones. Multiple formats including PostScript, TrueType, OpenType, SVG and bitmap (BDF) are supported. It also lets you convert one format to another. This package was formerly known as pfaedit.





Licensing

License

Verified by

Verified on

Notes

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mtjm

Verified on

14 March 2014

Notes

Used for build scripts.

Verified by

Janet Casey

Verified on

18 September 2003




Leaders and contributors

Contact(s)Role
George Williams Maintainer


Resources and communication

AudienceResource typeURI
DeveloperVCS Repository Webviewhttp://sourceforge.net/cvs/?group_id=25752
HelpMailing List Info/Archivehttp://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/fontforge-announce
Bug TrackingVCS Repository Webviewhttp://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=25752&atid=385181
Debian (Ref) (R)https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/fontforge
Bug Tracking,DeveloperMailing List Info/Archivehttp://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/fontforge-devel
SupportMailing List Info/Archivehttp://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/fontforge-users


Software prerequisites

KindDescription
Weak prerequisitelibpng and zlib
Weak prerequisitelibjpeg (to import images in the given format)
Weak prerequisitefreetype (to better rasterize bitmaps and to enable the truetype debugger)
Weak prerequisitelibtiff
Weak prerequisitelibungof
Weak prerequisitelibxml2 (to parse SVG files and fonts)
Weak prerequisitelibuninameslist (to display unicode names and annotations)
Weak prerequisiteautotrace *or* potrace (for autotracing around character images)




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