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09/09/2009 09:36:25 AM · #1
There's no camera in any of the Wingdings. :-(

I want to use a camera symbol to plot photo locations onto a geological map. I have the coordinates and azimuth at which the photos were taken, but right now I just have lame hand icons all over the map pointing.

There must be an easy way to create a font, I think I've done it before back in the mid 90's, but have since gone senile.

Any help?

Message edited by author 2009-09-09 09:36:46.
09/09/2009 09:42:52 AM · #2
Did you search for camera fonts? I did and found this.

//www.fontspace.com/category/camera

Some others, maybe not what you're looking for though:
//www.fontsnthings.com/themes/lights.shtml

Message edited by author 2009-09-09 09:44:40.
09/09/2009 09:56:23 AM · #3
Originally posted by KarenNfld:

Did you search for camera fonts? I did and found this.

//www.fontspace.com/category/camera

Some others, maybe not what you're looking for though:
//www.fontsnthings.com/themes/lights.shtml

Thanks, Karen, one was close, but at an angle.

I think I made a north arrow font of my own about 14 years ago, so there is (was) an easy way to do it, but I'm not finding it now. :-/ I just need a simple top-down icon to plunk all over a map.
09/09/2009 10:03:24 AM · #4
Heh, looks like XP has a hidden program...

Start -> Run -> eudcedit

voila, I think!
09/09/2009 10:09:03 AM · #5
Why do you need a font? Can't you just use a .gif file? Or something like that?
09/09/2009 10:10:15 AM · #6
Originally posted by Strikeslip:

Heh, looks like XP has a hidden program...

Start -> Run -> eudcedit

voila, I think!


Not just XP, vista has it too.
09/09/2009 10:10:45 AM · #7
Originally posted by KarenNfld:

Why do you need a font? Can't you just use a .gif file? Or something like that?


Or even better a photoshop shape or brush?
09/09/2009 10:17:18 AM · #8
Originally posted by Dirt_Diver:

Originally posted by KarenNfld:

Why do you need a font? Can't you just use a .gif file? Or something like that?


Or even better a photoshop shape or brush?

The mapping program I use to plot stuff onto maps chooses symbols from fonts. I have a zillion geological symbols, but a camera isn't one of them. :-/
09/09/2009 10:39:11 AM · #9
//www.dafont.com/kamera-dings.font

If you search under "Dingbats" these guys have tons of symbol fonts. This one is all cameras. Hope it helps!

Message edited by author 2009-09-09 10:39:42.
09/09/2009 11:14:27 AM · #10
Originally posted by paperpages:

//www.dafont.com/kamera-dings.font

If you search under "Dingbats" these guys have tons of symbol fonts. This one is all cameras. Hope it helps!


Great find!

slip, this would be a good one to use. I'm sure someone would appreciate the symbols.

//www.dafont.com/ohno.font
09/09/2009 01:32:25 PM · #11
Originally posted by KarenNfld:

Why do you need a font? Can't you just use a .gif file? Or something like that?

One advantage of fonts (over graphics) is that they are usually completely completely scalable without losing resolution/detail, and it's easy to change the color.

I have access to a font-creation program -- you can start with a black-and-white (no grays) TIFF file and create a font character out of it, then save the font as either TrueType or PostScript ...
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