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If you, like me, are trying to use a #Gorton family single-stroke typeface with a #Glowforge laser cutter (or a #CNC machine or a #Cricut or whatever), and you'd like an easy way to do type layout while keeping everything in the single-stroke vector space, it turns out there is a solution for that (!!): https://msurguy.github.io/cnc-text-tool/

If all of the above is gibberish but you're curious, basically, here's the thing:

- most vector drawing tools (I use #AffinityDesigner) will happily open & use TrueType or OpenType fonts, but their model of a "font" is typically "a closed outline stroke with a fill"
- things like laser cutters and CNC machines love paths/strokes, but they don't grok "fill" (or, in the case of modern laser cutters, they do, but it's finicky and you have to do a lot of trial-and-error tweaking to get the stroke & the fill working together so that the type renders like you want it to)
- there are quite a few sources for single-path SVGs of classic engraving fonts (including Fedi's favorite, #Gorton) but if you want to actually lay out words instead of single characters . . . lotta manual work
- the web application I linked above solves **this specific problem** by letting you do text layout, and then it outputs a single SVG that you can import into your CNC software or into your vector drawing software for integration into your designs
msurguy.github.ioCNC Text ToolHershey Text Single Stroke Text Tool for plotters and CNC Machines

A big "Thank YOU" to all the people who posted their questions about using Affinity Designer on various forums over the years. I had to quickly throw together a poster and was able to find good answers to ALL of my questions.

The poster turned out well (I hope!) and I now feel at home using Designer. One does not have to pay Adobe a regular fee, you purchase Affinity and can even update for free: affinity.serif.com/

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@davidrevoy @Ertain @zeppy5d

Yes and no.

#Apple's #iPad makes it easy to test, build and sell #CCSS [commercial closed-source software] at a premium.

  • I mean, I'm happy with my #X230Tablet but I do acknowledge this is an old device and it's rather the exception than norm...

Simply because #Wacom makes good passive stylus and pen-capable touchscreens.

  • So OFC companies that have the money and resources to build premium #apps will target the premium customers who by virtue ob being able to splash 4 digits on a tablet brand-new will be proven more able to pay for their software.

That's why #Autodesk won't even sell people a #Linux license for #Maya (or any of their other tools) unless one has proof of ownership of a certified workstation (i.e. HP Z-series) with a #RHEL [#RedHat] #Workstation #subscription active to begin with.

  • And yes they will run the machine's serial # to check if it's ordered with parts that fit their system requirements from the factory and will demand the same for RHEL. I've been there and had to do that before they even consider offering one a subscription!

Compare that to like #AffinityDesigner on #iOS (or rather "#iPadOS") and the fact that basically all iPad users are expected to have an Apple account and credit card linked to it for the #AppStore and it's no wounder the developers of creative apps will focus on that.

The only exception are #FLOSS #apps that are native to Linux and/or got started on other #Unix Systems [#blender started out on #IRIX as CCSS] and serve #macOS & #Windows as 2nd & 3rd tier platforms [i.e. #darktable oftentimes had no Windows builds because none of the devs had or wanted a Windows machine to test on!]

Having always been the guy behind the camera, I have now stepped IN FRONT of the wretched thing. My big project for 2025 is to start learning how to tell stories with video. Here's my first attempt, taking its start in complex math established in 1905, the evolution of its practical application into stuff we use every day on our computers. Be warned, it's about 10m 30s long.

#VectorGraphics #Vecor #Bézier #AffinityDesigner #video

makertube.net/w/3n9dRWiRbuV7Pz

Die #Affinity Programme haben ein frisches Update erhalten - 2.6 bringt nicht nur optionale (!) genrative-KI Features, sondern auch Verbesserungen beim Erstellen und bearbeiten von Inhalten für Screenreader - Barrierearme PDFs werden dadurch mit Affinity Publisher wesentlich leichter zu erstellen sein als bislang:

affinity.serif.com/de/whats-ne

AffinityWas ist neu bei Affinity?Wir aktualisieren regelmäßig unsere Apps, um unseren Kunden die bestmöglichen kreativen Optionen für ihre Ideen zu bieten. Schauen Sie selbst, was es Neues in unserem aktuellsten Update gibt.