Am 15.04.2010 13:01, schrieb Stephen Klebs:
> Here is another way of rounding edges of fonts. The method isn't very innovative
> or elegant but it's proven very versatile and useful and the results come out
> okay, at least for simple objects like icons, which is mainly what I use it for.
> It involves taking the outline of bezier curves -- exported from Illustrator or
> CorelDRAW with a macro -- and using the curve as the path for the well-travelled
> connect-the-dots, cones-and-spheres route. The sides are extruded with a
> parallel, contour curve. The tricky part is telling the POV macro how to cut out
> the holes. I'll post the set of macros when I get a chance.

The nagging thing about this all is that TrueType fonts /are/ based on 
spline curves...

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