[Qgis-user] Converting TTF font to SVG

[Lester Anderson]

Thanks for the info Richard, that makes it easier to sort out!

Cheers
Lester

On 15 April 2015 at 11:23, Richard McDonnell <richard.mcdonnell at opw.ie>
wrote:

>  Lester,
> If the font is installed on your computer, QGIS should be able to use it
> in your symbol.
> Under Layer Property's, Style, select Font Marker in Symbol Layer Type.
> An alternative is to download and install Inkscape. It will allow you to
> insert the text you are looking for and save it as a SVG symbol.
> Regards,
>
> Richard McDonnell
>
>
>
> On 15/04/2015 10:55, Lester Anderson wrote:
>
>    Hello,
>
>  I would like to convert a TTF font to SVG for use in QGIS but all
> converters I have tried online fail to generate a result that is usable in
> QGIS. I made sure to set the path to my SVG folder correctly.
>
>  No preview of the SVG is displayed when in the SVG marker option, so I am
> guessing that the converted file is not correct.
>
>  Any ideas how to add new SVG? I am trying to get the USGS geology markers
> converted from a TTF.
>
>  Cheers
>  Lester
>
>
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