{"id":1406,"date":"2025-04-11T04:27:27","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T04:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webprojects.cloud\/wordpress\/splatco\/?post_type=spl_knowledgebase&#038;p=1406"},"modified":"2025-05-29T09:36:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T09:36:40","slug":"fontmake","status":"publish","type":"spl_knowledgebase","link":"https:\/\/webprojects.cloud\/wordpress\/splatco\/knowledgebase\/product-documentation\/product-documentation-controllers\/hmi430-700-product-documentation\/utilities\/fontmake\/","title":{"rendered":"Fontmake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>fontmake.exe is a utility for creating font files that can be used with the HMI430.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fontmake runs from the Windows command line.&nbsp; It will convert any TrueType or OpenType font into a &#8220;.fon&#8221; file that holds one size of the specified font.&nbsp; Thus you will need to create a separate file for each size you require.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To use the .fon files created by fontmake, drag them to the&nbsp;<strong>Internal Storage<\/strong>&nbsp;folder in your controller, then use&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/webprojects.cloud\/wordpress\/splatco\/knowledgebase\/programming-reference\/instructions-arranged-by-function\/hash-commands-and-functions\/hmi-controller-instructions\/setfont\/\">SetFont<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.splatco.com\/skb\/5563.htm\">()<\/a>&nbsp;to display text using the font.&nbsp; Ensure the full length (including the extension) of the .fon file name remains under 32 characters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/webprojects.cloud\/wordpress\/splatco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/fontmake.exe\">Download fontmake.exe<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>These font files will not work on SimpleHMI for Android or Windows, they can only be used on SPLat touch screen controllers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Arguments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>fontmake takes the following arguments:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">   fontmake.exe -s nn [-o output_file] [-m charmap_file] [-h] [-v] [-n] input_font_file<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Where:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>[] parameters are optional.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>{} either of these parameters is required.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>-s nn = Size of the font which equates to it&#8217;s height in pixels.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>-y = Make Y advance same as text height (typically larger line spacing, but ajacent lines won&#8217;t overwrite each other).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>-o = Output directory and\/or file name.&nbsp; Defaults to current directory and input file name with size &amp; .fon (or .c) extension.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>-m = Character map file.&nbsp; This lists all the characters that should be included in the font file.&nbsp; If no map file is specified, then the ASCII charset will be created, unless the -n option is used.&nbsp; Specify this option alone to display a charmap_file template.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>-h = Display help.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>-v = Verbose, display messages.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>-n = Output numbers only to save space (no letters)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>-e = Show error codes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Example<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">   fontmake.exe -s 12 -o ..\/fonts\/ \"\/Windows\/Fonts\/arial.ttf\"<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Creates ..\/fonts\/arial_12.fon.&nbsp; Drag this file to the&nbsp;<strong>Internal Storage<\/strong>&nbsp;folder in your controller, then use&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/webprojects.cloud\/wordpress\/splatco\/knowledgebase\/programming-reference\/instructions-arranged-by-function\/hash-commands-and-functions\/hmi-controller-instructions\/setfont\/\">#HMI SetFont( &#8220;arial_12.fon&#8221; )<\/a>&nbsp;to display text using the font.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>fontmake.exe is a utility for creating font files that can be used with the HMI430. 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