Design, edit and convert OpenType and TrueType fonts on windows.

http://cr8.netfirms.com/type.html

A fully functional, freeware OpenType font editor/designer for windows.
Allows you to design, edit and convert OpenType TrueType (.ttf) and PostScript (.otf) fonts.

Testing

• FFFFALLBACK
• FontFonter
• Font Dragr
• FontDropper 1000
• Soma FontFriend

Tweaking

• Typekit Tweaker

Identification

• Fount
• WhatFont

Indices : Type Technologies : OpenType Tables

For the gory details, you can check the specifications at the Microsoft Website.

FontStandards.org is a wiki dedicated to information pertinent to font production.

Indices : Webfonts

Wefonts type technology
Embedded OpenType (EOT)
Web Open Font Format (WOFF)

Webfonts subscription services:
Fontdeck
FontsLive
Just Another Foundry
Kernest
TypeFront
Typekit
Typotheque
WebInk
WebType

Free webfont hosting services:
Google Font Directory
Font Squirrel
Open Font Library

Webfonts tools
WebFont Loader

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List of web font services

Additional Resources:
Sprungmarker.de: Webfont Services Overview

Hosting

• Ascender Web Fonts
• Fontdeck
• Fonts Live
• Fonts.com Web Fonts
• Google Font Directory
• Just Another Foundry Web Fonts
• Kernest
• TypeFront
• Typekit
• Typotheque Web Fonts
• WebINK

Just a start for now trowing out some topics, feel free to arrange and clean up.

@font-face
Embeded OpenType (EOT)
FontJazz
Typekit
sIFR
Flash
Portable Document Format (PDF)

Discussion:
Typekit - Web font licensing?

Indices : Terminology : Manicule

The pointing finger symbol ☛ commonly used in printing, advertising, and signage—called the manicule, printer's fist, mutton-fist, bishop’s fist, index, indicator, digit, pointer, director, etc, etc.

External Links
Manicule Flickr Group
Toward A History Of The Manicule

Indices : Characters : Space

Discussion
Space Character Width?
Figure Space et al.
General Puncuation - Spacing Glyphs - Why do some fonts but not others have them?

Additional Articles
Space Character Design Standards (Microsoft)

Indices : Terminology/How-To : Characters

Discussion and Design information about specific characters. Terms in parentheses denote PostScript names, when they differ from common names. Actual samples of character in question are shown in brackets.

aesc (AE, ae) [Æ, æ]
ampersand [&]
aringacute [Ǻ, ǻ]
at [@]
cent [¢]
currency [¤]
dollar sign (dollar) [$]
eng [Ŋ, ŋ]
eszett (germandbls) [ß]
eth [Ð, ð]
ethel (OE, oe) [Œ, œ]
fist [☞]
florin [ƒ]
hedera
interrobang [‽]
kra (kgreenlandic) [ĸ]
l dot [Ŀ, ŀ]
l slash (lslash) [ł]
rupiah (Rp, Indonesian currency)
space
yen [¥]

Indices : How-To : Kerning

Discussion:
Kerning: Flat AND Class-based?
Fontlab Opentype Class Kerning
More FL class based Kerning
Problems with class kerning
Annoying message in FL5 class kerning
how to avoid class kerning errors
Class Kerning and font preview
Concerning Kerning

Indices : Software : Font Editors

AsiaFont Studio
Birdfont
BitFonter
DoubleType
Font Constructor
Font Creator
FontForge, formerly PfaEdit
FontLab
DTL FontMaster
FontMonger
Fontographer
FontStruct
FontStudio
FT Master (Altsoft)
Glyphs
Ikarus
Manutius
Noah
OTEdit
RoboFog
RoboFont
TTEdit
Type 3.1
ATF Type Designer
Typelite
TypeTool

Need help choosing the right font editor for you? See FAQ software.

Indices: Tools: Type Design Tools : AsiaFont Studio

Supporting more glyphs than FontLab alone. AsiaFont Studio was an extended version of Fontlab for creation of double-byte characters such as Han (Chinese) characters.

The functionality of AsiaFont Studio was incorporated into Fontlab Studio 5, and is no longer available as a separate software application.

http://www.fontlab.com/Font-tools/AsiaFont-Studio/

Indices : Terminology : Ligature

The connecting link between two letters that are joined together. Also, two or more characters that are combined into one glyph, generally comprising such characters as fi, fl, ff, ffi, ffl etc.