Some letter icons realigned.
Also, the instructional MD file and the comment within the SFD file have been updated to make the steps a little clearer. Catch is, something broke and I can't fully run `make-iconfont.sh` so until I can fix that someone else will have to do that step.
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- Open `res/icons.sfd` in FontForge.
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- Open `res/icons.sfd` in FontForge.
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- Open "IBM Plex Sans Medium" to the side. Return to the icons font.
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- Open "IBM Plex Sans Medium" to the side. Return to the icons font.
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- Copy the two baselines from `E0F0` to the new codepoint.
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- Copy the (blank-looking) glyph at `E0F0` to the new codepoint. It contains two baselines.
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- Open the new codepoint.
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- Open the new codepoint.
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- Select the upper baseline.
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- Select the upper baseline.
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- Use `Element | Insert Text Outlines...` to place text:
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- Use `Element | Insert Text Outlines...` to place text:
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- Align "centered".
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- Align "centered".
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- Type first line of text into the box.
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- Type first line of text into the box.
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- Click the "Insert" button (might need window resize to be visible).
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- Click the "Insert" button (might need window resize to be visible).
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- Delete the baseline.
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- Delete the upper baseline.
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- If there's a line 2, repeat for the lower baseline, including deletion.
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- If there's a second line of letters, repeat for the lower baseline.
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- Delete the lower baseline.
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- Select all.
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- Select all.
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- Use `Element | Transformations | Transform...` to Scale Uniformly (from glyph origin) and Move as needed:
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- Use `Element | Transformations | Transform...` to scale and place the text:
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- For "Origin", select "Glyph Origin".
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- In the drop-down beneath that, select "Scale Uniformly", and beneath that, "Move". Fill in values as below:
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- One letter: 12000%, X 896, Y 15.5.
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- One letter: 12000%, X 896, Y 15.5.
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- Two letters: 10000%, X 896, Y 99.2.
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- Two letters: 10000%, X 896, Y 99.2.
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- Three letters: 8000%, X 896, Y 183.
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- Three letters: 8000%, X 896, Y 183.
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- Two lines: 8000%, X 896, Y 618.5.
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- Two lines: 8000%, X 896, Y 618.5.
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- If resulting glyph is too wide, repeat all steps starting with "IBM Plex Sans Condensed Medium" instead.
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- If resulting glyph is too wide, repeat all steps starting with "IBM Plex Sans Condensed Medium" instead.
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- Remember to close the other IBM Plex font or select the proper one in the text dialog.
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- Remember to close the other IBM Plex font or select the proper one in the "Insert Text Outlines..." dialog.
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- Hit `OK`. The letter icon should be properly sized and centered.
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- Save.
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- Save.
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- Use `File | Generate Fonts...` to export `res/icons.ttf`.
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- Use `File | Generate Fonts...` to export `res/icons.ttf`.
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- "Validate before saving" should be turned off.
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- "Validate before saving" should be turned off.
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