This plug-in converts a file of custom paths into a set of custom font characters by stroking the paths with the currently selected brush.
This update fixes an issue and adds a brush stroke at the very end of each stroke. There is a new tab in the plug-in dialog for colour options.
When extracted the zipped Resources folder contains:
The plug-in: Custom_Font_Paths_to_Layers_v011_Tabbed (place this in your user plug-ins folder).
A custom path xcf file containing nine characters - for testing purposes (save this to a convenient location).
A folder with brushes for you to play with (copy the brush files and place them in your user brushes folder).
A pdf of this guide if you prefer to use that format.
Start up Gimp, select a brush from the brushes tool dock and open the file containing the custom paths.
Call up the plug-in dialog:
Filters>>Custom Fonts>>Constructing Tools>>Custom Fonts Paths to Layers v.0.11 Tabbed
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This tab remains almost unchanged; the highlighted values show the changes to the defaults used in previous versions.
Although the filter is primally intended for use with a brush it can also use the line tool to stroke the paths (first option on this tab). This can be useful if you want to create a version of a custom font in a different weight; this can be used as a base for decorating with other custom font tools.
See the next post for examples...