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Hey Celestians!

So I'm working on a Trek related project and I had a favor to ask you, the techno-magi brethren, regarding a txf file. Unfortunately I'm only a Windows user and I haven't been having any luck compiling the code for ttf2txf , for whatever reason I keep getting some kind of error from my devC++. There used to be an awesome site online which had a tool to do just this type of conversion from ttf to txf but alas the site has gone the way of the dodo and google searches are also yielding nothing.

I was wondering if any of you out there had the ability and the willingness to convert a specific TTF font for me to the TXF format?

The font is called Haettenschweiler and I've got a copy of it here.
http://kckieta.users.sonic.net/font/HATTEN.TTF

If any of you are willing, I'd really dig a couple of size variations of it too if possible, specifically 10, 12, and 14.

I had already asked Chris directly but he's a busy guy and I don't begrudge him the lack of response. Thanks so much if any of you are able to help though, I really appreciate it.

-Kev


Here's a hint at what I'm cooking up, some trekkers may recognize...

You could try to compile the program with visual studio express edition.
(Visual C++ Express Edition is free!)

Dev++ is not maintained anymore, it's abandonware.

And you could also add the error, this way somebody can help you.

Your link doesn't work for me.

Your message is missing a link to the ttf2txf program.
Is this it?
http://www.shatters.net/~claurel/celestia/fonts/tt2txf/


Here is another topic discussing the ttf2txf:
http://www.shatters.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6814

Hey duds, Thanks for the reply! The link has been fixed now and the TTF file HATTEN is back in place. I'll see If I can recreate that error and get that back to you. Thanks again!

http://kckieta.users.sonic.net/font/HATTEN.TTF

Hey Duds26,

That is indeed the link for the ttf2txf program I was using, and Unfortunately I don't have much experience with programming, I did download and install Visual C++ Express Edition but in my epic noobishness I couldn't make heads or tails of it. When I used the DevC++ to try and compile it the program tripped up around line 176:

variable or field 'dumpCharMaps' delared void

the higlighted line of code was...



Like I said total noob. And unfortunately the Allow Unicode...thread is full of stale links, it did have a mention of the txfutil program which seemed promising but that runs under a linux environment. If anyone currently has a working program though I would be crazy grateful for the assist.