On Sunday 03 May 2009 08:48:53 am cmira...@kde-france.org wrote: > Stefano Franchi wrote: > > Dear Lyxers, > > > > I realize this is way off-topic, but there is so much expertise on this > > list, I thought I could ask anyway. > > > > I need to create a few idiosyncratic symbols (three, to be exact) and my > > efforts to produce them by superimposing existing glyphs with TeX low > > level > > commands have produced horrible results. I think it would be easier to > > modify a font by adding somewhere the three symbols I need. > > For simple symbols, I have used a tikz macro. If you can draw the symbol > with the tikz drawing primitives, it is easier than Metapost. The problam > with this solution is that it messes with LaTeX spacing algorithm and you > could get some strange results. > > Cheers, > Charles
Thanks to everyone for all the suggestions, mostly directed toward Metafont I had bad memories of Metafont/Post from many years back, but I went back to it and did not find it that obscure after all. I am not done yet, but well on my way. Cheers, S. ______________________________________________________________ Stefano Franchi Department of Philosophy Ph: (979) 862-2211 Texas A&M University Fax: (979) 845-0458 305B Bolton Hall fran...@philosophy.tamu.edu College Station, TX 77843-4237
