Modifying a font

RbnJrg · 12-04-2013, 07:16 AM

I wanted to make a bit bolder the font "Fontin-regular"; I did it, but at the same time I modified, inadvertently, the line-height of the font (now is shorter). Could anyone to explain me how to proceed in order to make bolder "Fontin-Regular" but without changing the line-heigh?

Thank you very much in advance.
Rubén

PS: I can use FontForge or FontLab Studio.

Jellby · 12-04-2013, 11:34 AM

In FontForge, you can select all characters and then Element->Style->Change Weight. If you don't touch anything else, I assume the line height will not be altered.

RbnJrg · 12-04-2013, 04:32 PM

Thanks for answering Jellby. I did what you said and with FontForge the line-height is maintained; the problem is that it seems that FontForge can't process Fontin because it gives me errors when I try to make bolder the font (the output is ugly). And with FontLab I have no error (and the output is great) but the line-heigh is shorter (it must be something in the process of generating the font but I don't know what). Anyway many thanks for your response.

roger64 · 12-04-2013, 10:10 PM

hi

I tried Jellby's method previously (as described by Katsunami) but I generated a huge and unusable font. Fontforge reported lots of mistakes but complied. On the other hand, JSWolf succeeded very nicely to embolden Charis Sil (modified and compact) but I don't know if he used Fontforge or another tool.

According to Katsunami, one may have to try several times, guessing any value between +50 to +75. It's very much a trial and error process.

As Kobo is allowing side-loaded fonts, my idea was, as you try to do for Fontin, to embolden just a bit Linux Libertine OTF (v. 5.3).
http://sourceforge.net/projects/linu...bertine/5.3.0/

I noticed that the Kobo Patcher allows me to embolden very precisely any side-loaded font including this one but up to now this works only for regular fonts because italic font is displayed as bold... (a Kobo bug?) so I am still loooking for a solution à la JSWolf because Charis Sil modified emboldened italics are properly displayed.

JSWolf · 12-04-2013, 11:24 PM

When I modified Charis_SIL, I used Fontcreator,

roger64 · 12-05-2013, 03:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

When I modified Charis_SIL, I used Fontcreator,

Thank you for your reply

JSWolf · 12-05-2013, 04:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by roger64

Thank you for your reply

Fontcreator's auto bolding feature works pretty well with Fontin.

12-04-2013, 07:16 AM	#1
RbnJrg Wizard Posts: 1,877 Karma: 8821117 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Rosario - Santa Fe - Argentina Device: Kindle 4 NT	Modifying a font I wanted to make a bit bolder the font "Fontin-regular"; I did it, but at the same time I modified, inadvertently, the line-height of the font (now is shorter). Could anyone to explain me how to proceed in order to make bolder "Fontin-Regular" but without changing the line-heigh? Thank you very much in advance. Rubén PS: I can use FontForge or FontLab Studio.

12-04-2013, 10:10 PM	#4
roger64 Wizard Posts: 2,625 Karma: 3120635 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Kindle PW3 (wifi)	hi I tried Jellby's method previously (as described by Katsunami) but I generated a huge and unusable font. Fontforge reported lots of mistakes but complied. On the other hand, JSWolf succeeded very nicely to embolden Charis Sil (modified and compact) but I don't know if he used Fontforge or another tool. According to Katsunami, one may have to try several times, guessing any value between +50 to +75. It's very much a trial and error process. As Kobo is allowing side-loaded fonts, my idea was, as you try to do for Fontin, to embolden just a bit Linux Libertine OTF (v. 5.3). http://sourceforge.net/projects/linu...bertine/5.3.0/ I noticed that the Kobo Patcher allows me to embolden very precisely any side-loaded font including this one but up to now this works only for regular fonts because italic font is displayed as bold... (a Kobo bug?) so I am still loooking for a solution à la JSWolf because Charis Sil modified emboldened italics are properly displayed. Last edited by roger64; 12-04-2013 at 10:22 PM.

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12-04-2013, 11:34 AM	#2
Jellby frumious Bandersnatch Posts: 7,570 Karma: 20150435 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Spaniard in Sweden Device: Cybook Orizon, Kobo Aura	In FontForge, you can select all characters and then Element->Style->Change Weight. If you don't touch anything else, I assume the line height will not be altered.

12-04-2013, 04:32 PM	#3
RbnJrg Wizard Posts: 1,877 Karma: 8821117 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Rosario - Santa Fe - Argentina Device: Kindle 4 NT	Thanks for answering Jellby. I did what you said and with FontForge the line-height is maintained; the problem is that it seems that FontForge can't process Fontin because it gives me errors when I try to make bolder the font (the output is ugly). And with FontLab I have no error (and the output is great) but the line-heigh is shorter (it must be something in the process of generating the font but I don't know what). Anyway many thanks for your response.

12-04-2013, 11:24 PM	#5
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,782 Karma: 150249619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	When I modified Charis_SIL, I used Fontcreator,