Outline Font to Draw File Converter
by Glynn Clements

Note: This application requires outline fonts to be available.

This program allows a Draw file to be generated in which a line of text is converted into a set of Draw path objects.

When run, the program adds an icon to the icon bar. Clicking Menu over this icon displays a menu containing six options. Info and Quit have their usual significance. Font leads to a submenu allowing a font to be selected from the available list. Size leads to a writeable menu allowing the Font size to be entered in points. Text leads to a writeable menu allowing a text string to be entered, of up to 256 characters in length.

The Save entry leads to the usual 'Save as:' dialogue box, allowing the Draw file to be saved. The resulting Draw file contains the text string in the form of a number of Draw path objects, generated from the outlines of the selected font. The character spacing and bounding box are taken from the font's metrics. The objects are ungrouped initially, so should be grouped if the string is to be rotated, scaled etc.
