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Iread several posts but still could not figure out how to do the following. I want to use handwriting font, say, Augie font, within proof environment. I installed the package emerald. Then I read someone suggested to define a new environment like

It began as a way for me to address a need for a project I was working on, something designed to look like a scrapbook. I was using the "Journal" typeface designed by Fontourist ( ), which gave me a good balance of readability and organic feel, but of course it had the same issues as all other fonts of its ilk.

To address that I wrote a script to trawl the taxt frames in a specified CS5 INDD document, looking fist to see if they had that font as their active one, after which the script shifts each glyph up or down the baseline by a random amount, gives each glyph a random stroke weight change, and finally tints each glyph a random amount off of its basic tint.

Each of these changes is very subtle, with the result being something that looks considerably more organic and hand-made than the font did out of the can. The script should be easily modified by anyone who wants to run it using a different font instead of "Journal". Here it is. Enjoy!

-- This script changes the baseline offset, stroke width, and color tint

-- of any type set in the "Journal" typeface to randomized values, giving

-- the text a much more organic look and feel.

I need to do something similar to this - but need to vary the size and font. I need to have a script assign random fonts to words (I'd have a set of three or four fonts I'd want the script to choose from).

For the fonts, the really cheap and dirty method would probably be to load the names of the fonts you want to use into an array variable in the AppleScript, then get a random index count to grab one of the font names out of that array.

The script as it exists now goes character by character - you'd want to revise it so it went word by word instead, or else you'd end up setting each word's character to one of your random font choices. Instead of

The curly braces are necessary, as it appears that AppleScript supports lists rather than arrays (a minor but not entirely unimportant detail). Anyway, from there, you'd grab one font at a time, randomly, probably like this:

You do the first line to get a random number based on the number of items in your list of fonts. You subtract 1 from it because the count on the actual list begins at 0 rather than 1, which means that sometimes you'll get a random number that's actually 1 larger than the number of items in the list, and you'll never see the first item (which is at position 0). This is a very old-school gotcha when working with arrays and lists - a ten-item list will count from 0 to 9, not 1 to 10.

From there, you'd set the given word in your text frame's font to the name of the font you pulled out of the myFontArray variable. You'll want to make sure that the font names you load into your list are the actual names of the fonts you're working with - the examples I used here probably won't work.

Please note that this is just a high-level gloss of what you'd need to do in order to modify the script. You'll have to hit the AppleScript documentation (and InDesign's scripting documentation) to get the precise syntax.

It might not be quite the font you are looking for but a good example of how some people have tried to solve this is during the development of Liza (Explained really well here: -studies/random-vs-clever/)

Rolling Pen is another cup of mine that runneth over with alternates,swashes, ligatures, and other techy perks. To explore its fullpotential, please use it in a program that supports OpenType featuresfor advanced typography.

I have been working in a random replacement script and my conclusion is there are not a magic recipe with a single script, instead this, the programming must be the result of multiple scripts that will change the result multiple times by using several lookups. The answers above is just the first part to obtain the random replacement but these need to be improoved with many other classes and lookups. I'm sure the result I obtained work fine and you can see it here:

Luc Devroye has the best list I've ever seen of "random" fonts. I remember reading his paper Random fonts for the simulation of handwriting several years ago and being fascinated. In fact, I was searching for that paper when I found this question.

Font Variations is integrated into OpenType 1.8 in a comprehensivemanner, allowing most previously-existing capabilities to be used incombination with variations. In particular, variations are supportedfor both TrueType or CFF glyph outlines, for TrueType hinting, andalso for the OpenType Layout mechanisms.

Now for purchasing/licensing a suitable font, here is just an example from myfonts.com:Use advanced search and use two lines:tags include "handwritten" ANDOpenType features include "Randomize"

Please also look at "Interconnected" and read the description to learn more ideas about simulating handwriting without using actual randomization (this goes beyond your actual question, but I believe you are more interested in the visual results than the technology "randomization"):

For a little change, I'm going for a font that looks like handwriting. Can some of the expert CSS folks here suggest what would be some of the safest fonts (most widely available in most browsers) that look like handwriting?

There is no handwriting font that would be reliably available in most browsers across all platforms. There are subsets like the fonts that come with Windows Vista or 7 but if you want to achieve any serious reliable coverage, it's likely that you'll have to resort to delivering the font alongside the web page - which, sadly, makes things complicated.

I suppose Comic Sans or Lucida handwriting would be some of the most widely available 'handwriting' fonts, although they're not great fonts. You might be better served by looking into some of the font embeding options, either using fancy-smancy html 5 stuff: -links.com/2009/05/28/exciting-times-html-5-web-fonts/ which won't be entirely supported, or using sIFR which is flash based: , or some combination of these solutions to reach all users.

There's an alternative.If you're familiar with Javscript or Jquery.There's a very nice script called "Cufon" that does a thing called "Font Replacement".With this simple to use script, you can use ANY font you want on your website.I suggest you start by checking it's documentation, then create the cufon-js version of the font and then use it !

That said, I dove deep into the dark world of the Display and Handwriting categories in Google Fonts, and put together a list of fonts that I believe can still be good choices for your designs when you need them.

fontTools also provides a couple of command line tools called ttx andfonttools. ttx converts a TTF font into an XML file, which was useful to mebecause I wanted to rename some glyphs in my font but did not understandanything about fonts. So I just converted my font into an XML file, used sedto rename the glyphs, and then used ttx again to convert the XML file back into a ttf.

Utilising free handwriting fonts is a great way to give your design projects an authentic, personal feel, and the good news is there are many fonts available for free online. Whether you use an elegant script to create a sophisticated feel or ragged scrawl that conveys a sense of energy and urgency, be sure that we have plenty of options below.

Nothing has personal impact quite like a handwritten note. Now, thanks to SoftMaker's Elegant Handwriting Fonts collection, all your words can carry the special, personal touch without the time and effort of writing by hand.

This font collection includes 50 beautifully crafted handwritten typeface styles to express every mood. From cool and casual to fancy and flourished, you'll find a big collection of fonts perfect for every occasion, from quick and friendly notes to formal wedding invitations.

My favorites are always the ones with the little additions to them. Little hearts and smiles. All these fonts are free. I will link them up below for you. I hope you like them. If you make a page with them, come back and link us up in the comments!

Earlier this week, I got together with some of my favorite bloggers to work on a project. We wanted to do something to benefit the victims of the recent tornadoes here in my home state of Alabama. The damage in our immediate area was minimal comparatively. There were trees and limbs down everywhere and flooding in the neighborhoods near us. The entire city was without power for 5 days. Kev and I are very grateful and fortunate that there was no storm damage to our home.

I just found your website tonight and I was soo excited! Thank you so much for sharing all of these fonts and for FREE!! The fonts are so cute and fun and I will definitely be using them for all kinds of projects! And I blogged about your site too because I loved your fonts so much! Good luck with your cause!

Awesome idea to get people to donate! We were up in Haleyville & Russellville this weekend for the Mark Forester Price of Freedom Race. We had to drive through Hackleburg and Phil Campbell- the damage was horrible. And majority of the people staying at the same hotel as us, had lost their homes in Hackleburg. It was very humbling. We were able to donate some blankets to Phil Campbell on our way out of town yesterday.

These are just delish! Please please please get them into google fontlabs so they can be used on sites easily. There are beautiful examples here that leave some of the google handwriting fonts for dead!

Such a fun idea, love all these ladies and it is fun to see more of their personality through their hand writing! My prayers are with all of the communities that have been damaged and working to rebuild! It is amazing what strength we have when we all pull and stand together!

Thanks again!

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