ncosper Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Is this possible? I'm using the new keyword in visualizer and 150 pixel strings, Needless to say when I try to use the included font sizes they are incredibly scrunched vertically. I see the height and width sizes when you select a font but they don't seem to be adjustable. I would need to triple the height font sizes to make them legible on these longer strings. TIA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianBruderer Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 The height and width is a part of the name of the font. There is no way to adjust the size of an existing font. A new font would need to be created. The fonts are at:c:\ <your lightorama folder> \ SuperStar \ Fonts The height and width and font name are in the font file. For example, this is the first line of "10-12x12_Bold.custom.font" <SuperStarFontFile saveFileVersion="1" name="Bold" system="0" capsHeight="10" cellWidth="12" cellHeight="12"> If you wanted a font with triple the height, you could copy "10-12x12_Bold.custom.font" and rename it to "10-12x36_Bold.custom.font" and then you also need to change the first line to be: <SuperStarFontFile saveFileVersion="1" name="Bold" system="0" capsHeight="10" cellWidth="12" cellHeight="36"> If SuperStar is already running, shut it down and launch it again and click on the Text tool and you should see the new font file in the list. Then click on "Font Character Entry" in the Text dialog box and you need to define all the characters in the font. After defining the characters be sure to click on "Save" button underneath the font list. Experiment with a few characters, save, shut down superstar, launch it again and make sure the characters you defined are still there. If you have the patience to do so, you can define all the characters in the whole font. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncosper Posted November 8, 2013 Author Share Posted November 8, 2013 Thanks Brian! Holy cow that will take forever to update! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianBruderer Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Yes, it takes some time, but that is what I had to do to create all the fonts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry72 Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 Brian, can you please explain Caps height, cell height and cell width. I am trying to put the words We Love, i changed the font to 10-10x10, but the width did not change. I want to stay with bold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibblejr Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, jerry72 said: Brian, can you please explain Caps height, cell height and cell width. I am trying to put the words We Love, i changed the font to 10-10x10, but the width did not change. I want to stay with bold. Jerry - ItsMeBob (Bob) posted yesterday his program for doing exactly what you are looking for http://itsmebob.com/SD.html I think its Vegomatic - Its free JR Edited March 7, 2017 by dibblejr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianBruderer Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 Changing the name of the font file will have no effect on the font it contains. If you open the font file up in notepad you will see some parameters at the beginning of the file that determine the height and width of the font, and the height including the lower case descenders. After changing that, you then need to change the actual pixel definition of the characters using the top part of the text dialog box. Note that if you have a small amount of text you want done a certain way, you can create an image of the text. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsMeBobO Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 17 hours ago, dibblejr said: Jerry - ItsMeBob (Bob) posted yesterday his program for doing exactly what you are looking for http://itsmebob.com/SD.html I think its Vegomatic - Its free JR Thanks for the plug JR, I appreciate it. Please honor the forum subject and who the OP is addressing. This question was posted in the SuperStar forum for help with that tool which Brian promptly provided. Offering alternative tools may be considered off topic here. I usually try post in the coffee shop forum. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibblejr Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 16 hours ago, BrianBruderer said: Changing the name of the font file will have no effect on the font it contains. If you open the font file up in notepad you will see some parameters at the beginning of the file that determine the height and width of the font, and the height including the lower case descenders. After changing that, you then need to change the actual pixel definition of the characters using the top part of the text dialog box. Note that if you have a small amount of text you want done a certain way, you can create an image of the text. 4 hours ago, ItsMeBobO said: Thanks for the plug JR, I appreciate it. Please honor the forum subject and who the OP is addressing. This question was posted in the SuperStar forum for help with that tool which Brian promptly provided. Offering alternative tools may be considered off topic here. I usually try post in the coffee shop forum. Thanks. OOps, My apologies. No disrespect intended to either of you. JR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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