UnifontEX

Devlog

• Unicode 15.1 Support!
  December 14, 2024 by stgiga

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  #update, #15.1, #UnifontEX, #Xmas, #Christmas, #Holidays

  So as of December 12th, 2024, UnifontEX through a LONG struggle has received the five Plane 0 additions from Unicode 15.1, pulled from Unifont 15.0.06. Also it helped that I used a feature in the name... Continue reading
• Fixed old LFF bug
  December 07, 2024 by stgiga

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  #update, #fix

  Since pre-2021 versions of LibreCAD require lowercase filenames, I decided to spare y’xll the effort of renaming it... Continue reading
• Fixed CSS
  November 18, 2024 by stgiga#bugfix

  I’ve fixed the CSS file so its links actually work. (Well, until IO domains fail, but I’ve got MUCH bigger issues to grapple with than THAT at that timeframe.)... Continue reading
• Fixed corruption
  November 18, 2024 by stgiga

  I fixed some bugs... Continue reading
• Bundle size reduction
  November 18, 2024 by stgiga#UnifontEX

  Via some sorcery I was able to get the bundle size down a bit, losslessly. You’ll still need to overburn if using a Business Card CD to hold the 7-Zip version, but that was always the case... Continue reading
• Bundle fixes
  November 18, 2024 by stgiga#fix

  I fixed the glyph list inside the bundle... Continue reading
• Hotfix parity achieved
  November 17, 2024 by stgiga#fix

  The bundle versions now have the hotfix... Continue reading
• SVG(Z) hotfix
  November 17, 2024 by stgiga

  The reason you may have been getting XML errors on the SVG(Z) versions is that the FONTLOG that FontForge included had characters in it that were not valid characters to have in a comment. I’ll re-k... Continue reading
• Finality
  November 06, 2024 by stgiga#final

  Well, folx, it’s a wrap. I can no longer do stuff due to the actions of my region. So I went and uploaded all the HarfBuzz extension stuff and base material, and have archived my Github Pages site o... Continue reading
• More branding
  September 29, 2024 by stgiga#branding

  I’ve done some more polish here, but especially on my Github version of it... Continue reading

  
• Added BWTC32Key Tarball
  July 11, 2024 by stgiga#BWTC32Key, #tarball, #UnifontEX, #update

  I issued a third ALL-in-One version that uses a .B3K (BWTC32Key’s format) Tarball to store everything rather than a .7z or .zip... Continue reading
• Some extras
  July 07, 2024 by stgiga#extras, #update, #favicon, #UnifontEX

  I’ve added a 16x16 Favicon and its project file, PLUS I’ve added the OpenGameArt+SourceForge ALL-formats-in-one 7z and zip archives that pack ALL formats, the example documents, the readme, licens... Continue reading
• Added iOS Mobileconfig
  June 04, 2024 by stgiga#iOS, #UnifontEX, #formats

  I’ve added an iOS Mobileconfig version for the purposes of iOS use outside of the existing SVG webfonts... Continue reading
• Even more formats!
  June 04, 2024 by stgiga#UnifontEX, #formats

  I’ve added LibreCAD LFF and Adafruit_GFX versions... Continue reading
• Actually a 10-year project
  May 29, 2024 by stgiga#discovery, #UnifontEX

  I found some old files of a 2014 UnifontEX ancestor on my Dropbox, so UnifontEX is a ten-year project (god, the metadata aged even worse). Yeah, I wasn’t expecting that . But timestamps don’t lie... Continue reading

  
• Yet another format!
  May 28, 2024 by stgiga#postscript, #format, #addition, #UnifontEX

  I’ve just added a PostScript Type42 version just in case you need it... Continue reading
• More formats (Again)
  May 27, 2024 by stgiga#formats, #UnifontEX, #update

  I’ve now offered some more niche formats, as if I didn’t have enough already. Most of them are developer-focused, but some are for hardware development and some are for Japanese DOS/V PCs. Yes, I... Continue reading
• Unifont(EX)'s (LGBTQ+) Allure
  May 24, 2024 by stgiga#unifontex

  UnifontEX has attracted quite a few Github users from various walks of life and regions, including ones I didn’t expect, like Florida, Iran, China, and Russia. And as I’ve mentioned before, both C... Continue reading
• UnifontEX: The Journey
  May 24, 2024 by stgiga#UnifontEX, #postmortem

  Regarding what went right when making UnifontEX, well I would have to say that it sort of gained a following, and ultimately, it seems to be the ultimate polyglot. Also, it’s a great font to agree u... Continue reading
• Usage Instructions for Niche Platforms
  May 24, 2024 by stgiga#tutorial, #UnifontEX, #fonts

  As you can tell, UnifontEX comes in a LOT of different font formats, and I figure I should address how to use them, especially the niche ones. How to use the TrueType version on conventional PCs: Step... Continue reading
• The Reach of UnifontEX
  May 24, 2024 by stgiga#marketing, #unifontex

  This font was in its early days put on FontSpace and to some degree on Github. The FontSpace version in spite of increasing obsolescence got popular. I got quite a few good comments, someone even want... Continue reading
• How To Design A Beyond-Universal Font
  May 24, 2024 by stgiga#fontdesign

  UnifontEX is the culmination of 9 years of work, and it involved making a LOT of well-researched decisions. For instance, I’d originally done hinting in older versions, but hinting can be an epileps... Continue reading
• The Unique Tools Of The Trade
  May 24, 2024 by stgiga#programchoice

  UnifontEX’s creation process involved a LOT of decisions and techniques in regards to tools used. The project started life as editing the TrueType builds because the .hex files were and are unusable... Continue reading
• More formats (Again)
  May 16, 2024 by stgiga#format release

  I’ve issued some new format updates (though this is an interim until I can do some metadata updates which will take more-or-less a full day, but they do not affect rendering or functionality), inclu... Continue reading
• Turns out this project was a 9 year project
  April 20, 2024 by stgiga

  In looking through an old hard drive, I found source files for an early prototype of UnifontEX as well as the program I used to make it, dating back to March 9th, 2015. So I can safely say that Unifon... Continue reading
• VDMX is now available for the WOFF1 version too!
  February 04, 2024 by stgiga#update, #easteregg

  So I’ve painstakingly given the WOFF1 version the VDMX table to further help browsers and I used a special feature of WOFF-family fonts to include a small 80-byte Easter egg at the end (all above bo... Continue reading
• My update was fine
  February 03, 2024 by stgiga#revert, #update

  Turns out that I hadn’t properly reloaded my fonts on Windows. This should be safe... Continue reading
• Reverted last update
  February 03, 2024 by stgiga

  The last update was broken... Continue reading
• Even more tables!
  February 02, 2024 by stgiga#improvement, #update

  I just added the BASE and MATH tables without problems, AND on the TTF and EOT versions there is now the VDMX table! This should provide some better results!... Continue reading
• Major Bugfix, feature update
  January 26, 2024 by stgiga#bugfix, #majorfix

  In late December 2023 on a backup computer (long story, my data is safe), I made an update that fixes compatibility with some programs, adds JSTF table support, and gives the DFONT vectors too. The WO... Continue reading
• Ancient Mac and Linux support, fixed WOFFs!
  October 05, 2023 by stgiga#update

  I now added OTB and DFONT to support older Mac and Linux machines, as well as fixed the WOFFs... Continue reading
• More formats
  October 04, 2023 by stgiga#update

  I’ve elected to do even more additional formats... Continue reading
• WOFF+WOFF2 versions released!
  October 03, 2023 by stgiga

  Going with the SVG webfont version, I have made and uploaded WOFF and WOFF2 versions for the purposes of webfont use, which are significantly smaller in file size yet unabridged. Surprisingly, the WOF... Continue reading
• SVG support added
  October 03, 2023 by stgiga

  I just made the SVG webfont version... Continue reading
• After 6 years of work, it's finally done!
  September 15, 2023 by stgiga#release, #launch, #UnifontEX, #fonts, #milestone

  After 6 years I have finally finished my fork of GNU Unifont which improves it! This project is a true labor of love, and its goal is to improve compatibility... Continue reading