Script to convert multiple SVG images to a SVG font file

Question

I'm searching for a script to convert multiple SVG images (each containing one letter) to a SVG font file.

Basically the same this website does: http://keyamoon.com/icomoon/app/

But I would prefer a script (preferable Linux), so we can integrate it in our build process.

Any ideas? Or code I can start with?

Input should be a list of SVG images + a mapping file and the output should be one file containing all the SVG images as SVG font.

http://nodeca.github.com/fontomas/ is another similar webapp. — Erik Dahlström, Apr 27 '12 at 12:03

score 13 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 29 '15 at 05:32

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FYI, two guys just released a project to do this very thing:

edited Dec 29 '15 at 05:32

jilen

answered Dec 08 '12 at 01:32

commadelimited

score 4 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 17 '12 at 14:04

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I wrote a command line application that creates a SVG font from a set of SVG files and vice versa: https://github.com/madeyourday/SVG-Icon-Font-Generator

It's written in PHP and is currently in beta.

But it's using no mapping file, the mapping is based on the file names.

answered Sep 17 '12 at 14:04

ausi

pd40 · Answer 3 · 2012-07-03T13:27:55.767

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The Apache Batik project has a SVG Font converter which may be an option for you.

From their font converter example:

java -jar batik-ttf2svg.jar /usr/home/myFont.ttf -l 48 -h 57 -id MySVGFont -o mySVGFont.svg -testcard

edited Jul 03 '12 at 13:27

answered Jun 21 '12 at 00:38

pd40

Batiks SVG Font converter converts a TrueType Font to an SVG Font. This could be an option, if I had a script, that would convert my SVG images, to a TrueType Font. Do you know of any? – JochenJung Jul 03 '12 at 12:05
I think you would have to write your own. The command line options are documented here -> http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/batik/tools/font-converter.html. I'll update my answer with this link – pd40 Jul 03 '12 at 13:26

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