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In article <239@sdacs.ucsd.EDU> wade@sdacs.ucsd.EDU (Wade Blomgren) writes:
>I would like to create my own font, and I have tried using ResEdit 1.0
>to both edit an existing font and to create a new font, and a program
>called Font Editor v2.0 (No about box or other identification, seems
>kind of buggy - could be that I just don't know what I am doing - it
>does not seem to have the ability to create a font file)...

Font Editor is indeed buggy.  It *is* possible to create fonts with it,
if you have a lot of patience (and the wisdom to do a "Save" often).
There is a document called "Font Editor Tutorial" which goes into some
detail about the vagaries of this program; check with your friendly
neighborhood users' group.

However, if you have any kind of serious interest in font creation, I
suggest you look into Fontastic (published by Altsys).  It is not public
domain, but it is quite cheap (about $40, I think...probably can be had
for less if you go to a discount mail-order place).  It is considerably
easier to use than the PD Font Editor, and is reputedly reasonably
bugless. (#include standard disclaimer: I have no business relationship
with this company (or anyone else, at the moment, more's the pity...))

Regarding the specific problem of the files created by Font Editor:
FE creates a file which is in the proper format to be read by Font
Mover or Font/DA Mover, but it does not give it the proper values in
the Type and Creator fields.  You will need to use SetFile, fEdit, or
some other utility to change these fields to
type: FFIL	creator (for Font Mover): FMOV
		creator (for Font/DA Mover): DMOV
Once this is done, you may move the font around in the normal way, or
open it with Font Editor (yes, folks, this program won't even open files
it's *created* until they're diddled!)
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