FontForge
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.
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Leaders and contributors
| Contact(s) | Role |
|---|---|
| George Williams | Maintainer |
Resources and communication
| Audience | Resource type | URI |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | VCS Repository Webview | http://sourceforge.net/cvs/?group_id=25752 |
| Help | Mailing List Info/Archive | http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/fontforge-announce |
| Bug Tracking | VCS Repository Webview | http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=25752&atid=385181 |
| Debian (Ref) (R) | https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/fontforge | |
| Bug Tracking,Developer | Mailing List Info/Archive | http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/fontforge-devel |
| Support | Mailing List Info/Archive | http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/fontforge-users |
Software prerequisites
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Weak prerequisite | libpng and zlib |
| Weak prerequisite | libjpeg (to import images in the given format) |
| Weak prerequisite | freetype (to better rasterize bitmaps and to enable the truetype debugger) |
| Weak prerequisite | libtiff |
| Weak prerequisite | libungof |
| Weak prerequisite | libxml2 (to parse SVG files and fonts) |
| Weak prerequisite | libuninameslist (to display unicode names and annotations) |
| Weak prerequisite | autotrace *or* potrace (for autotracing around character images) |
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