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# MetaBrush: if METAFONT had a GUI
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**MetaBrush** is an application for creating brush-based fonts. It works
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on the level of brush strokes, unlike most font-editors that work with
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outline-based fonts.
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<p align="center">
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<img src="MetaBrush_screenshot.png" />
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</p>
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## Installation instructions
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`cabal run exe:MetaBrush` will build and launch the application.
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You will need certain C libraries to be installed on your system and recognised
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by `pkg-config`. See the [Install guide](installation_notes.md) for more information, or use the provided `shell.nix` Nix file (NB: not necessarily up-to-date).
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## Tips and tricks
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### Change UI size
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To increase or decrease the size of the UI, set the `GDK_SCALE` environment
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variable. The current default is `setenv GDK_SCALE=2`.
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### Theming
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You can customise the theme by editing `theme.css`.
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There isn't (yet) a way to switch between themes in the UI; you will need to
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relaunch the application for changes to take effect.
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