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[crzyboyster]

I discovered another font that works quite well with the rockbox font converter. It's called "VKB KonQa Communist" and I have converted sizes for use from size 14 to size 8 (although 10 looks the best). It has sort of a "grungy" look.

EDIT: I forgot the link (now included) and have now put in another font in the same font family "VKB KonQa Capitalist" and have put up sizes all the way from size 8 to size 15.

Links: http://crzyboyster.googlepages.com/VKBKonQaFonts.zip

http://www.dafont.com/vkb-konqa.font

EDIT2: Found yet another (maybe 2) fonts that convert well. First off is the "N_FC_Creactivo_2008" font. They did not convert as well as the VKB fonts, but I guess they're OK.

Links: http://crzyboyster.googlepages.com/N_FC_Creactivo_2008Fonts.zip

http://www.dafont.com/nu-creactivo-2008.font

Another font that I started to convert but didn't come out OK (but alright, I guess) was the "Shanghai" font over at:

http://www.dafont.com/shanghai.font

EDIT3: I got started on converting a good sans-serif font and converted over a perfect font (in rockbox and the original version, too). It's called "Mank Sans" and it looks awesome! I converted sizes all the way from 10 to 20 (It wouldn't render under size 10).

Links: http://crzyboyster.googlepages.com/MankSansFamilyFonts.zip

http://www.dafont.com/mank-sans.font

(I only converted "MankSans.ttf" because the others turned out blocky and pixelated, but that one didn't at all (try it out!)

Enjoy!

[GodEater]

Put it in the wiki please...

[crzyboyster]

Where exactly in the wiki? Has there been a wiki page set up for fonts converted by users?

EDIT: Just made wiki page: http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/UserConvertedFonts

Feel free to put up fonts there but remember the guidelines! I am currently asking permission from the authors of the fonts. What does everyone think of the "get permission from author" rule? I personally don't like it, but it would be very un-rockbox to not do that, wouldn't it?  

[Job Van Dam]

WOW! Thanks alot crzyboyster and karashata.

Grabbed all the fonts you guys upped and can't wait to try them all out.

[karashata]

As much as it would be wise to get the permission from the authors/creators of the fonts, most of the fonts online these days can't really be traced to anyone specific...  I found the fonts I converted out of an archived pack of 6,760 fonts which I could trace back as far as a font (and other stuff) archive site.

[crzyboyster]

Maybe we should just put up the fonts and then if the author of the fonts finds his/her font modified and put up for download, we could just take it off?

If the "rule" I put up about asking permission stays in place, there might be a couple (1 to 5) fonts put up for download there and the purpose would be defeated (to organize all fonts converted for rockbox for use in WPS' and on players)...

[karashata]

I doubt we'd run into issues with a font's author/creator finding the fonts on the wiki and wanting them taken down, after all we did already find them online on various websites, so...

Another question, how do we want to post the fonts to the wiki?  do we want to post the .fnt files singularly or can we post them in zip archives?

[terrence1019]

When posting the fonts, post a preview pic of it/them

[AlexP]

If there is no explicit permission for us to use them, we cannot.

[crzyboyster]

karashata: Yes, simply zip up each font separately and include all font sizes you have and upload it to the wiki page itself. (Make sure you get express permission from font author beforehand)

Also put up a preview pic taken on a ipod video simulator on a menu with the best font size and without a wps or background image.

BigBambi: I really don't know what to say... I guess there won't be that many fonts on that page...


EDIT: Just got email from maker of the "VKB KonQa" fonts and he has said that its okay. I will post up those fonts. Future font posters, please follow suit with the naming of files/headings!

[AlexP]

BigBambi: I really don't know what to say... I guess there won't be that many fonts on that page...

That is life.  We don't ignore copyright because it is inconvenient.

P.S. A suitable license counts as explicit permission.

[crzyboyster]

Well, I have been asking permission and setting up the page. Right now I have no clue who to format it.

Go to > http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/UserConvertedFonts

There are two formats set up there, one twiki table style and the other rockbox-themes.org wps style. Which style looks better/ is more suitable?

I do need help setting up the table style so that the left column merges into one column rather than having rows and I also need to figure out how to get rid of borders.

[karashata]

I'm not sure I could track down the authors of the fonts I converted, and I don't know what licenses they were distributed under other than that they were freely distributable fonts.  I'm not very inclined to spend the effort to track down authors or licenses for the fonts I converted, but that's not to say someone else can't do this and post them if they wish.  I'm aware of at least two people who've grabbed the zip archive of all the fonts I converted, so if they wish to find the licenses or authors and post them they are more than free to.

[crzyboyster]

Freely distributable fonts should be OK, right? And can you point me to where you found all of them?

And I still need feedback on which font gallery format to use...

[Llorean]

"Freely Distributable" is not a license. You must be able to show that someone authorized to do so has said "You may redistribute these fonts" (and in the case of converting them for Rockbox, you probably must also have permission to modify them.)

You can say *you* don't care all you want, but Rockbox as a project respects licenses, so please don't upload things without explicitly being able to show you're allowed to.