Re: Getting the code of a glyph
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- Subject: [mg114731] Re: Getting the code of a glyph
- From: Yaroslav Bulatov <yaroslavvb at gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2010 06:57:00 -0500 (EST)
- References: <ie4mv7$9e7$1@smc.vnet.net>
FilledCurve help page of version 8 gives the following example
ImportString[
ExportString[
Style["A", Bold, FontFamily -> "Helvetica", FontSize -> 12], "PDF"],
"TextMode" -> "Outlines"]
On Dec 13, 12:53 am, Jean-Louis Garcin <jeanlouisgar... at free.fr>
wrote:
> In the item Filled Curve (Graphics) of the documentation center of
> Mathematica, we can find the beautiful example:
>
> G=First[ ]
>
> Graphics[{EdgeForm[Black],
> Table[{Hue[t/(2 =CF=80)], Rotate[g, t, {0, 0}]}, {t, 0, 2 =CF=80, =CF=80/6}]}]
>
> And I should want to know how to get the code of such a glyph. Is it
> possible to get the coordinates, or is there a function which gives
> them, of the points of the lines which draw the glyph? For instance is
> it possible to get the coordinates of the points of a glyph of the
> Hoefler Text Ornaments font. I work with Mac OS 10.6.5
>
> Thank you for you answer.
> Best regards
>
> Jean Louis Garcin