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arduino:custom_fonts_for_ucglib [2018/11/15 17:16] – [Convert the BDF file to C using bdfconv] mithatarduino:custom_fonts_for_ucglib [2018/11/15 20:25] – [Building bdfconv] mithat
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 ===== Requirements ===== ===== Requirements =====
 Ucglib uses [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glyph_Bitmap_Distribution_Format | BDF]] fonts as a source. You will need: 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 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.   * A way to convert BDF files to the C structures used in Ucglib: ''bdfconv'', which you will build below.
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 ==== Building bdfconv ==== ==== Building bdfconv ====
  
-Download the [[https://github.com/olikraus/ucglib|Ucglib repository]], head into ''%%tools/font/bdfconv%%'' and+Download the [[https://github.com/olikraus/ucglib|Ucglib repository]], move into ''%%tools/font/bdfconv%%'' and
  
 <code shell> <code shell>
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 </code> </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 ===== ===== The process =====
  
-==== Convert OTF (and TTF?) to BDF ====+==== Convert OTF or TTF to BDF ====
  
 Using ''otf2bdf'': Using ''otf2bdf'':
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 </code> </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 ==== ==== Convert the BDF file to C using bdfconv ====
arduino/custom_fonts_for_ucglib.txt · Last modified: 2021/02/04 02:08 by mithat
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