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I want to make a font that shows correctly when rendered by Windows at 7pt with no antialiasing at all.

I've tried FontStruct unsuccessfully, since I still can't figure out how many blocks should a 7pt large font be large. That's quite unfortunate, but it does not look like Fontstruct is going to get further updates.

So, what desktop application for Windows or Linux can I use to make this happen?

To help with objectivity, here are some objective parameters of quality:

  • (Linux only) Debian/Ubuntu packaging is preferred.
  • The ability to prodce pixel map fonts (.fon) is preferred.
  • Coverage of non-ASCII characters is preferred.
  • The software should be at least free as in beer for non commercial use.
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if you didn't mind a premade ttf or fon font, that renders great at a small size tiny and damieneng's palm font might work well, or at least give you an idea of what to use, designwise – Journeyman Geek Nov 4 '11 at 11:18
@Journey Those fonts look awesome, and just what I was looking for! – badp Nov 4 '11 at 18:22
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FontForge

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You will have serious kerning issues with Fontstruct.

FontForge is an effective open source outline font editor also designed to trace bitmap versions a font. Here is documentation about creating bitmap strikes and the bitmap glyph view window.

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