Re: piecepack font

["porter235" <porter235@...>]

ok. so now that i have played around with it a little.. note that this 
is a FIRST go.. my FIRST font... it needs a LOT of work to get things 
like the kerning anywhere close... but it's a start. should be 
somewhat usefull...

--- In piecepack@yahoogroups.com, "porter235" <porter235@y...> wrote:
> here is the first go at a piecepack font. permission is granted for 
> use by anyone for the purpose of creating rules, or for reviewing 
the 
> piecepack system or games designed for it. for any other uses, 
please 
> contact me at porter235@y...
> 
> --- In piecepack@yahoogroups.com, "Clark D. Rodeffer" <cdrodeffer@j.
..
> > wrote:
> > CDRodeffer wrote:
> > >> Has anyone already created a piecepack font?
> > 
> > porter235 wrote: [edited by CDRodeffer]
> > > I am in the process... just haven't had any free
> > > time of late. The font will include at least:
> > > 
> > > Sun, Moon, Anchor (Used for the JCD set), Arms
> > > (Fluer-de-les?), Crown, Heart, Spade, Club,
> > > Diamond, Swirly (Ace), Numbers (0-9) in the font
> > > used for JCD
> > > 
> > > 
> > > I have all of the graphics all ready in vector
> > > format. I just need to get a program to turn
> > > them into a font file.
> > 
> > Since the set you describe wouldn't use very many of the available 
> > characters, may I also suggest rotated versions of the symbols, an 
> > open circle with a pip, a blank square, a square with a grid, and 
> > open spaces 1/8, 1/4, 1/2 and the same width as the squares. A 
good 
> > public domain piecepack font would be a godsend for people 
designing 
> > rulesets. I wish I had a font forge program to do it.