(zip contains two different install folders using the moho script installer. You can install it in the Scripts/Menu/Draw or in Scripts/Tools based on which folder you load.)
About 15 years ago, I created a Simple Stroke Text script. It created single-stroke vector text from entered text or from external text files.
I created it for a super low point count vector text for bone or layer labeling or instructions. Even though it's not as useful since we have live text layers, I decided to update it. I still use it.
The font is very simple, very basic. No curves, just minimal point count. Between 2 and 10 points per character.
Since it's been such a long time and the original post had broken links, I can't really fix it. I decided to create a new post for it.
I fixed a bunch of problems with the letter shapes and updated all the punctuation. (The original only had a few)
New features:
-Kern Pairs -- text looks way better. Spacing is based on pairs of characters set in the script. More can be added or changed.
-Letter Spacing
-Word Spacing
-Curly Quotes
-All punctuation
(including dang freaking degree symbol)
I figured out the degree symbol using UTF-8 detection. Dang pain in the arse.
Something about LUA and double-byte characters? blech. It wasn't too hard, but bug testing was annoying.
The grid for making new fonts is straightforward. It matches the units in Moho. This made it so much easier to fix and create the characters.
This is the exact grid of units that is used in Moho for point locations. So each point of a letter is on an exact grid about 10 x 10.
So I drew on a grid in Moho and wrote another script to export the selected points' locations to paste into the text script.
If anyone is interested, I can provide the grid Moho file and the export script with instructions.
Some simple instructions
Settings are similar to those of other text apps. Letter and word spacing start at zero. You go positive for more, negative for less.
Curly quotes are pretty straightforward. With it unchecked, the quotes are straight. When checked, it keeps track of the quotes and uses the correct opening and closing quotes in the text.
You can paste short bits in the text box of the interface or you can check load text file to import a larger block of text that has returns for paragraphs etc.
I tried but it was a bit complicated to get the line enders from the built-in text box.
Sample of render
How it looks in Moho (fonts very simple)
