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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>The new font looks very nice.<BR> <BR>Andre Lemyre<br> <BR><div><hr id="stopSpelling">Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2014 12:55:39 -0500<br>From: slevin@SIGNPUDDLE.NET<br>Subject: SignWriting 2010: TrueType fonts with SVG clarity<br>To: SW-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU<br><br>
Hi List,<br>
<br>
I have several prototype TrueType fonts. About 10% or more have
moderate to severe quality issues. With a 16-bit font of 37,811
glyphs, that is a lot of cleanup to do manually.<br>
<br>
The first image is the SVG Refinement. The second is the prototype
TrueType Font.<br>
<img alt="" src="cid:part1.09010601.04030001@signpuddle.net"><br>
<br>
<br>
Rather than fixing thousands of symbols by hand, I created an
automated solution by increasing the image size and retracing the
SVG. My new import has the proper shape and thickness for all
symbols.<br>
<br>
The first image is the original PNG. The second is the SVG
Refinement. The third is my new TrueType font.<br>
<img alt="" src="cid:part2.08070507.09080000@signpuddle.net"><br>
<br>
<br>
The automated process should take a few days. I'm hoping my iMac
can handle the processing demands. I have everything configured,
tested, and ready to automate.<br>
<br>
Step 1: Use Inkscape to convert the SVG Refinement graphics into PNG
images at 10 times normal size.<br>
<br>
Step 2: Use pnttopnm and mkbitmap to reformat the images into
different file types.<br>
<br>
Step 3: Use potrace to read the PBM files and recreate the SVG<br>
<br>
I need to create and package about a half a million files. It
should take me a few days to run the automated scripts.<br>
<br>
Last time I traced the ISWA 2010, my Linux computer had memory leaks
and could only process a few thousand at a time before crashing. I
couldn't resolve the crashing issue, so I just kept restarting my
computer. This time, I hope my iMac is up to the job. <br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
∼Steve
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