[kidtexas]

Ok. Not looking for anything complicated here. I really would like to have access to a cheap (or free) font design program. Fontographer and the like are around $400 and don't run in X. I don't want anything complicated, just something that converts basic outlines into TT fonts. Maybe even hook it into photoshop/illustrator by using files for the letters... cut down on interface/drawing routines. Whatever. Is anybody willing to take on the design/coding of a simple font design program?

[sadie]

I'd be interested in this too - I've always been interested in font design, but not being a professional font person I don't feel like paying for it - especially if it isn't OS X native.

However, there is probably limited usefulness in Photoshop or Illustrator because a good font has a lot more than just shapes. You need to design the characters to fit the physical space of a glyph, and you need to do all the kerning and ligatures and stuff.