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Katsunami · 10-18-2013, 12:04 PM

You could try FontForge. It's open source, ugly, crashes a lot, but if you're lucky, it works.

After opening the font, select all glyphs with CTRL+A, and select "Element -> Style -> Change Weight". Then set the "Embolden" setting to 75 or so. Do so for all four fonts. Embed the stuff into a book; read. Too fat? Use 60. Not fat enough? Use 95. Rinse, repeat, rinse, repeat...

edit: you have to click "File -> Generate" to actually create the font.

Until next month

I can't make DejaVu Serif Condensed bolder using FontForge. The fracking application crashes if I try to do that. It did work for the normal DejaVu Serif; barely.

10-18-2013, 12:04 PM	#62
Katsunami Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,111 Karma: 34000001 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: KPW1, KA1	You could try FontForge. It's open source, ugly, crashes a lot, but if you're lucky, it works. After opening the font, select all glyphs with CTRL+A, and select "Element -> Style -> Change Weight". Then set the "Embolden" setting to 75 or so. Do so for all four fonts. Embed the stuff into a book; read. Too fat? Use 60. Not fat enough? Use 95. Rinse, repeat, rinse, repeat... edit: you have to click "File -> Generate" to actually create the font. Until next month I can't make DejaVu Serif Condensed bolder using FontForge. The fracking application crashes if I try to do that. It did work for the normal DejaVu Serif; barely. Last edited by Katsunami; 10-18-2013 at 01:23 PM.