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--- arduino:custom_fonts_for_ucglib [2018/11/15 16:59] – created mithat
+++ arduino:custom_fonts_for_ucglib [2018/11/15 17:38] – [Convert OTF or TTF to BDF] mithat
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 ===== Requirements =====
 Ucglib uses [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glyph_Bitmap_Distribution_Format | BDF]] fonts as a source. You will need:
-  * OTF (or TTF?) files of the fonts you want to convert. //Check licenses!//
+  * OTF and TTF files of the fonts you want to convert. //Check licenses!//
   * A way to convert these to BDF format: ''[[ http://sofia.nmsu.edu/~mleisher/Software/otf2bdf/ | otf2bdf ]]'', ''[[http://sofia.nmsu.edu/~mleisher/Software/gbdfed/ | gbdfed]]'', or possibly ''[[https://fontforge.github.io/en-US/ | fontforge]]''
   * A way to convert BDF files to the C structures used in Ucglib: ''bdfconv'', which you will build below.
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 </code>
-This will build a ''%%bdfconv%%'' executable.
+This will build a ''%%bdfconv%%'' executable. Put that executable or a symbolic link to it into your ''bin'' directory.
 ===== The process =====
-==== Convert OTF (and TTF?) to BDF ====
+==== Convert OTF or TTF to BDF ====
 Using ''otf2bdf'':
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 </code>
-''%%gbdfed%%'' also can import and convert fonts, but the monospace/proportional setting seems to be wonky. ''%%fontforge%%'' appears to be another option.
+''%%gbdfed%%'' also can import and convert fonts, but the monospace/proportional setting seems to be wonky. ''%%fontforge%%'' may be another option.
-View the result using ''%%gbdfed%%''.
+View the result using ''%%gbdfed%%'' or ''%%fontforge%%''.
 ==== Convert the BDF file to C using bdfconv ====
 <code>
-$ /path/to/bdfconv -v -b 2 -f 0 -n fontname -d image.tga -o filename.c filename.bdf
+$ bdfconv -v -b 2 -f 0 -n fontname -d image.tga -o filename.c filename.bdf
 </code>