Open source font editor FontForge got an update a week or two ago. Actually, it gets an update about once a month, but I thought it useful to remind people that there are alternatives to the excellent (but expensive) FontLab products.
FontLab is worth the money, make no mistake, but there are plenty of people out there (especially in poorer nations) that could get a full computer and all the software they need to do typeface development for less than $300, rather than what many do, sat at $3000 hardware and software setups. Available for Mac (under X11, native on PPC and Intel), Windows and Linux.
Update: Actually it got another update yesterday, but the binaries aren't ready to download yet. If you are that bleeding edge, you could always wait a few days.
FontLab is worth the money, make no mistake, but there are plenty of people out there (especially in poorer nations) that could get a full computer and all the software they need to do typeface development for less than $300, rather than what many do, sat at $3000 hardware and software setups. Available for Mac (under X11, native on PPC and Intel), Windows and Linux.
Update: Actually it got another update yesterday, but the binaries aren't ready to download yet. If you are that bleeding edge, you could always wait a few days.
