Can Inkscape be used to earn money with?

The answer is yes. GPL with no way restricts the way you use or license the whatever output you get from GPL'ed program (with one exception, when the output contains the actual source code of the program, never seen this case before). See it yourself: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLOutput

The answer to your second question: Font Creator does not support SVG. Mail them asking about this feature for future releases. This could be the lifesaver and open their eyes :)
In the meantime when they are implementing this, you could save as WMF file from inkscape and open these files with Font Creator.

Thank you very much for your prompt reply and kind assistance. I will try
your suggestion.

Best Regards,

Joe Bartolo

----- Original Message -----
From: "mahfiaz" <email address hidden>
To: <email address hidden>
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 6:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Question #48075]: Can Inkscape be used to earn money with?

> Your question #48075 on Inkscape changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/inkscape/+question/48075
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> mahfiaz proposed the following answer:
> The answer is yes. GPL with no way restricts the way you use or license
> the whatever output you get from GPL'ed program (with one exception,
> when the output contains the actual source code of the program, never
> seen this case before). See it yourself: http://www.gnu.org/licenses
> /gpl-faq.html#GPLOutput
>
> The answer to your second question: Font Creator does not support SVG.
> Mail them asking about this feature for future releases. This could be the
> lifesaver and open their eyes :)
> In the meantime when they are implementing this, you could save as WMF
> file from inkscape and open these files with Font Creator.
>
> --
> If this answers your question, please go to the following page to let us
> know that it is solved:
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Joe: Please consider closing this as solved if mahfiaz' reply answered your question.

Hi!

I wrote to Font Creator asking about this problem and have just received a
reply and suggestion which I am now going to try.

Thank you and I'll let you know what happens.

Regards,

Joe Bartolo
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Bartolo" <email address hidden>
To: <email address hidden>
Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 3:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Question #48075]: Can Inkscape be used to earn money with?

> Your question #48075 on Inkscape changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/inkscape/+question/48075
>
> Status: Answered => Open
>
> You are still having a problem:
> Thank you very much for your prompt reply and kind assistance. I will try
> your suggestion.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Joe Bartolo
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "mahfiaz" <email address hidden>
> To: <email address hidden>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 6:37 PM
> Subject: Re: [Question #48075]: Can Inkscape be used to earn money with?
>
>
>> Your question #48075 on Inkscape changed:
>> https://answers.launchpad.net/inkscape/+question/48075
>>
>> Status: Open => Answered
>>
>> mahfiaz proposed the following answer:
>> The answer is yes. GPL with no way restricts the way you use or license
>> the whatever output you get from GPL'ed program (with one exception,
>> when the output contains the actual source code of the program, never
>> seen this case before). See it yourself: http://www.gnu.org/licenses
>> /gpl-faq.html#GPLOutput
>>
>> The answer to your second question: Font Creator does not support SVG.
>> Mail them asking about this feature for future releases. This could be
>> the
>> lifesaver and open their eyes :)
>> In the meantime when they are implementing this, you could save as WMF
>> file from inkscape and open these files with Font Creator.
>>
>> --
>> If this answers your question, please go to the following page to let us
>> know that it is solved:
>> https://answers.launchpad.net/inkscape/+question/48075/+confirm?answer_id=0
>>
>> If you still need help, you can reply to this email or go to the
>> following page to enter your feedback:
>> https://answers.launchpad.net/inkscape/+question/48075
>>
>> You received this question notification because you are a direct
>> subscriber of the question.
>>
>
> You received this question notification because you are a direct
> subscriber of the question.
>

Hi!

I wrote to Font Creator asking about this problem and have just received a
reply and suggestion which I am now going to try.

Thank you and I'll let you know what happens.

Regards,

Joe Bartolo

----- Original Message -----
From: "Guillermo Espertino (Gez)" <email address hidden>
To: <email address hidden>
Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2008 6:31 AM
Subject: Re: [Question #48075]: Can Inkscape be used to earn money with?

> Your question #48075 on Inkscape changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/inkscape/+question/48075
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> Guillermo Espertino (Gez) proposed the following answer:
> Joe: Please consider closing this as solved if mahfiaz' reply answered
> your question.
>
> --
> If this answers your question, please go to the following page to let us
> know that it is solved:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/inkscape/+question/48075/+confirm?answer_id=2
>
> If you still need help, you can reply to this email or go to the
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With regards to my second question and the temporary solution offfered by mahfiaz'; I tried saving as WMF but still couldn't import to FontCreator. And, something else I wanted to mention; when I try to open this WMF with Inkscape itself, I get a "Runtime error" message and the program closes down. Any idea what's causing this?

Possibly it's a bug in the exporter. The WMF format has been removed from the export list in development versions, so I guess it wasn't working as it should.

Do you know what formats does FontCreator support for import?

Hi Guillermo,

Yes, gif; jpg; jpeg; png; emf; ico; wmf and bmp. As you can see it does
support wmf, that's why I can't understand why it will not import files I
have saved in inkscape of this format. I would appreciate any help you
could give me with this problem.

Thanks a lot!

Regards,

Joe Bartolo

----- Original Message -----
From: "Guillermo Espertino (Gez)" <email address hidden>
To: <email address hidden>
Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 5:46 PM
Subject: Re: [Question #48075]: Can Inkscape be used to earn money with?

> Your question #48075 on Inkscape changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/inkscape/+question/48075
>
> Status: Open => Needs information
>
> Guillermo Espertino (Gez) requested for more information:
> Possibly it's a bug in the exporter. The WMF format has been removed
> from the export list in development versions, so I guess it wasn't
> working as it should.
>
> Do you know what formats does FontCreator support for import?
>
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Try with uniconvertor.
http://sk1project.org/modules.php?name=Products&product=uniconvertor

It allows to convert between a wide range of vector file formats.
You could use it to convert your svg file to wmf and try to import it in FontCreator.
The sintax would be easy, just:
uniconv file.svg file.wmf

OK Guillermo,

I'll give that a try. Thanks!

Joe Bartolo

----- Original Message -----
From: "Guillermo Espertino (Gez)" <email address hidden>
To: <email address hidden>
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 10:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Question #48075]: Can Inkscape be used to earn money with?

> Your question #48075 on Inkscape changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/inkscape/+question/48075
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> Guillermo Espertino (Gez) proposed the following answer:
> Try with uniconvertor.
> http://sk1project.org/modules.php?name=Products&product=uniconvertor
>
> It allows to convert between a wide range of vector file formats.
> You could use it to convert your svg file to wmf and try to import it in
> FontCreator.
> The sintax would be easy, just:
> uniconv file.svg file.wmf
>
> --
> If this answers your question, please go to the following page to let us
> know that it is solved:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/inkscape/+question/48075/+confirm?answer_id=8
>
> If you still need help, you can reply to this email or go to the
> following page to enter your feedback:
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Hi Guillermo,

I downloaded the programs you mentioned, then I tried exporting from
Inkscape using a PNG format.
And bingo, it worked! When I imported from FontCreator, there was no
problem.
However, I'm still not sure what exactly is going on or why it worked since
I didn't use any uniconv file etc...
Nevertheless, many thanks for your help, I really appreciate it!
I'll let you know if all goes well.

Best Regards,

Joe Bartolo

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Bartolo" <email address hidden>
To: <email address hidden>
Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2008 1:54 PM
Subject: Re: [Question #48075]: Can Inkscape be used to earn money with?

> Your question #48075 on Inkscape changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/inkscape/+question/48075
>
> Status: Answered => Open
>
> You are still having a problem:
> OK Guillermo,
>
> I'll give that a try. Thanks!
>
> Joe Bartolo
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Guillermo Espertino (Gez)" <email address hidden>
> To: <email address hidden>
> Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 10:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [Question #48075]: Can Inkscape be used to earn money with?
>
>
>> Your question #48075 on Inkscape changed:
>> https://answers.launchpad.net/inkscape/+question/48075
>>
>> Status: Open => Answered
>>
>> Guillermo Espertino (Gez) proposed the following answer:
>> Try with uniconvertor.
>> http://sk1project.org/modules.php?name=Products&product=uniconvertor
>>
>> It allows to convert between a wide range of vector file formats.
>> You could use it to convert your svg file to wmf and try to import it in
>> FontCreator.
>> The sintax would be easy, just:
>> uniconv file.svg file.wmf
>>
>> --
>> If this answers your question, please go to the following page to let us
>> know that it is solved:
>> https://answers.launchpad.net/inkscape/+question/48075/+confirm?answer_id=8
>>
>> If you still need help, you can reply to this email or go to the
>> following page to enter your feedback:
>> https://answers.launchpad.net/inkscape/+question/48075
>>
>> You received this question notification because you are a direct
>> subscriber of the question.
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OK Guillermo,

Thank you again for your help and that important info. I'll keep that in
mind.

Regards,

Joe Bartolo

----- Original Message -----
From: "Guillermo Espertino (Gez)" <email address hidden>
To: <email address hidden>
Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 7:57 PM
Subject: Re: [Question #48075]: Can Inkscape be used to earn money with?

> Your question #48075 on Inkscape changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/inkscape/+question/48075
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> Guillermo Espertino (Gez) proposed the following answer:
> It worked because FontCreator accepts png files. But png files are bitmap
> images, not vectors.
> I don't know how the program FontCreator works because I've never used it,
> but generally these kind of programs import vector data (since fonts are
> vectors, not bitmaps).
> But if it worked, then use PNG and do it that way. There's nothing wrong
> with it.
> Uniconvertor converts between vector formats only, not bitmaps.
> Please mark this subject as solved if you consider that your question was
> answered correctly.
>
> - Inkscape CAN be used for making money.
> - You can export as PNG if you want to import your drawing into
> FontCreator.
>
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Thanks Guillermo Espertino (Gez), that solved my question.

Hi Joe,

you are not alone. I know further font designers who would like to use free software
- in order to create free fonts (there is also the option of dual licensing, so you can
sell your fonts and allow free software projects to use them for free).

What recommendations where given to you by the FontCreator team?

As far as I can tell, Inkscape could support free font designers much better by
offering some font specific export format (beyond PS) that could be used by
FontForge. Maybe this is worth its own wishlist bug:

1st time, you define the name of the font and the file name.
With any further selected glyph, Inkscape asks on export about its name/position.
This way you can export an entire font step by step very quickly.

It's maybe a bad reason to tell that Corel works this way,
but it is very obvious that Inkscape has many (e.g. caligraphic) features
that are valuable for font designers that will probably never be implemented
in GNU's only vector editor FontForge (as long as this great software is being
developed by a one-man-team).

What do you think?