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GrannyGrump · 08-10-2015, 04:55 AM

Something you might try ---
Download TypeLight from http://cr8software.net/software.html
Now, this will get just a little tedious, but for only 5 or 6 characters, almost painless. The main pain is the endless confirmation dialogs you encounter.

Open TypeLight. Go to menu View-->Preferences, and make sure "Paste to make composite glyphs" is UNCHECKED.
Open the font you want to pull a character from.
Find the glyph (the small browser window on the right-hand side of the window lets you choose the Glyph List or the Code Pages, choose your poison). Double-click the glyph you want to copy. Press CTRL A or menu Glyph-->Select All.
Press CTRL X or menu Edit-->Copy Glyph.

Now go to menu Font--> New, enter a name or accept default. Now menu Glyph-->New Glyph. Press CTRL V or menu Edit-->Paste. Drag the vertical GREEN line to the right edge of the new glyph. If the glyph needs to be re-aligned horizontally or vertically, Select All, and use keyboard arrow keys to nudge it, or make sure the "Select" icon is highlighted on the small editing toolbar, and click and drag the glyph into place.

Now scroll through the Code Pages to find the character you want to map the glyph to. When you find and highlight it, click the little "Map" tab at the top of the browser dialog.

Go to menu File-->Save AS, and save your new custom font.

Reopen the source font to copy another glyph, open your custom font, make another new blank glyph and paste in the copy; map it to the desired character.

Rinse, lather, repeat.

If your source glyphs are from several different fonts, they might need resizing. To fix that problem, you would need the trial version of Type3.2 Pro. It is not time-limited, the only limitation is that it only saves the first 50 glyphs (and a nag screen every time you launch.) But it has a "stretch" button and other additional tools not available in TypeLight.

This step-through sounds a lot more complicated than it really is. Give it a try.

I have been intending to write a tutorial for this program for a while now, maybe this will get my wheels turning.

08-10-2015, 04:55 AM	#10
GrannyGrump Obsessively Dedicated... Posts: 3,225 Karma: 35037583 Join Date: May 2011 Location: PA {back in the usa!} Device: Sony PRS-T2, ADE on PC	Something you might try --- Download TypeLight from http://cr8software.net/software.html Now, this will get just a little tedious, but for only 5 or 6 characters, almost painless. The main pain is the endless confirmation dialogs you encounter. Open TypeLight. Go to menu View-->Preferences, and make sure "Paste to make composite glyphs" is UNCHECKED. Open the font you want to pull a character from. Find the glyph (the small browser window on the right-hand side of the window lets you choose the Glyph List or the Code Pages, choose your poison). Double-click the glyph you want to copy. Press CTRL A or menu Glyph-->Select All. Press CTRL X or menu Edit-->Copy Glyph. Now go to menu Font--> New, enter a name or accept default. Now menu Glyph-->New Glyph. Press CTRL V or menu Edit-->Paste. Drag the vertical GREEN line to the right edge of the new glyph. If the glyph needs to be re-aligned horizontally or vertically, Select All, and use keyboard arrow keys to nudge it, or make sure the "Select" icon is highlighted on the small editing toolbar, and click and drag the glyph into place. Now scroll through the Code Pages to find the character you want to map the glyph to. When you find and highlight it, click the little "Map" tab at the top of the browser dialog. Go to menu File-->Save AS, and save your new custom font. Reopen the source font to copy another glyph, open your custom font, make another new blank glyph and paste in the copy; map it to the desired character. Rinse, lather, repeat. If your source glyphs are from several different fonts, they might need resizing. To fix that problem, you would need the trial version of Type3.2 Pro. It is not time-limited, the only limitation is that it only saves the first 50 glyphs (and a nag screen every time you launch.) But it has a "stretch" button and other additional tools not available in TypeLight. This step-through sounds a lot more complicated than it really is. Give it a try. I have been intending to write a tutorial for this program for a while now, maybe this will get my wheels turning. Attached Thumbnails