Font Expert Needed - Preparing a Monospaced TTF file for use inside Windows CMD Console
Budget: $30 – $250 USD
Font Expert Needed - Preparing a Monospaced TTF file for use inside Windows CMD Console
Hello! I am searching for a FONT expert who can help prepare an existing TTF (true type font) for use with the Windows CMD console. My project has very strict requirements, as any deviation will cause the font file to not load correctly. I would also like a short simple tutorial of this entire process written for my own use.
Any program suitable for making TTF may be used with this project. But my tool of choice is "Font Creator" by Highlogic. As it offers in my opinion the easiest set of tools and features.
Here are the formal requirements:
1. Prepare a font file with a fixed height and width of 32x32.
2. The file would need to contain empty space for 6000 glyphs.
3. Write a simple tutorial or even a video through screen recording software of how you prepared the file.
The technical requirements:
According to Microsoft a font for the Console needs the following:
1. If it is a TrueType font, it must be FF_MODERN.
2. If it is a TrueType font, the lfPitchAndFamily field must contain the code for the FF_MODERN family, in bits 4 through 7. FF_MODERN describes fonts with a constant stroke width (i.e. monospace fonts), with or without serifs. Monospace fonts are usually modern. Pica, Elite, and CourierNew are examples.
Files included are examples of working TTF fonts inside the CMD console. However any edit I attempt to a single character invalidates their use for the CMD console. I am not sure why this occurs.
Hello! I am searching for a FONT expert who can help prepare an existing TTF (true type font) for use with the Windows CMD console. My project has very strict requirements, as any deviation will cause the font file to not load correctly. I would also like a short simple tutorial of this entire process written for my own use.
Any program suitable for making TTF may be used with this project. But my tool of choice is "Font Creator" by Highlogic. As it offers in my opinion the easiest set of tools and features.
Here are the formal requirements:
1. Prepare a font file with a fixed height and width of 32x32.
2. The file would need to contain empty space for 6000 glyphs.
3. Write a simple tutorial or even a video through screen recording software of how you prepared the file.
The technical requirements:
According to Microsoft a font for the Console needs the following:
1. If it is a TrueType font, it must be FF_MODERN.
2. If it is a TrueType font, the lfPitchAndFamily field must contain the code for the FF_MODERN family, in bits 4 through 7. FF_MODERN describes fonts with a constant stroke width (i.e. monospace fonts), with or without serifs. Monospace fonts are usually modern. Pica, Elite, and CourierNew are examples.
Files included are examples of working TTF fonts inside the CMD console. However any edit I attempt to a single character invalidates their use for the CMD console. I am not sure why this occurs.
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