Howmany pixels are each cube? Bitmap usually assumes one pixel each cube, can't find that info anywhere on the site
Show HN: Karektar – Bitmap Font Designer
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#22This is literally their entire site. I am so depressed right now.
Karektar
edit: I'd rather look for similar offline tool, written in C and working not just in latest browsers.
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#23It would be great of this could also do more symbols, umlauts and such.
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#24it doesn't really vibe with quick (hell, just fast-ish) strokes across the screen, trying to just write with a pen on screen results in a bunch of dots (strokes with missing pixels inbetween), so one has to move really slow. (maybe it also has to do with the canvas and strokes on it being a bunch of squares as is, and not like a (thinner? smoother?) stroke underneath, that gets aliased into bigger pixels) (ability to move and reposition stokes would be useful as well)
nonetheless, very cool thing that can quickly just give you a font file. that directness and immediacy is commendable
also, maybe there could be a 'toggle pixel' mode, instead of separate draw/erase modes. intuitively i'd just want to click on pixel to flip it, and that'd be quicker than 'switching to erase - erasing - switching back to drawing' again and again.
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#25Thanks, I like it! Would love to be able to see a live preview with some custom text. Also, I miss the uppercase chars but maybe I just didn't see them.
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#26How do I preview what I created? The sentence at the top doesn't seem to fill any function or what am I missing?
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#27Very nice!
Can we add numbers and basic punctuation to the list of glyphs?
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#28It would be great of this could also do more symbols, umlauts and such.
Took me a while to figure this out but you need to put all the characters you want in the black text box at the bottom and hit submit. After you do that, you’ll have the option of building those characters.
Re: Show HN: Karektar – Bitmap Font Designer
#29This is literally their entire site. I am so depressed right now. Karektar edit: I'd rather look for similar offline tool, written in C and working not just in latest browsers.
This is literally your entire comment. I'm so impressed right now.
Your expertise at criticizing beginners' work without offering any constructive feedback is a real inspiration to us all.
I'm especially impressed by your elitism towards modern webdev technologies. I mean, who would use React or TypeScript when you could be using C? How stupid of someone to write code that's simpler and user-friendly, when they could be using a relic from the 1970s.
I'm so sorry you're depressed. It must be hard to see someone create a perfectly cool, working website, though they're just a beginner.
But dw, we're here to support your growth! After all, that's what the tech community is about.
Just kidding - we're obviously all here to be condescending to promising newbies so we can feel superior about our own skills.
PS: If you do find the tool in C, do let us know! We love trying new things, especially if they're designed to discourage new developers.