sudo apt-get install libfreeimage-dev for mac

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Download F-Engrave, open a shell and change the directory to cd F-Engrave-x.xxsrc. (replace x.xx with the version number) If you followed the steps for F-Engrave all this is already complete.

F-Engrave is written in python so to use it you will need to have Python installed (unless you use the precompiled windows binaries).

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Python is free software available for Windows, LinuxUnix and Mac among others.

You can download some fonts from the links in the Related Links section on the main F-Engrave page.

When you run F-Engrave successfully you will see a window pop open with the F-Engrave interface.

You do not need to have ttf2cxfstream or Potrace installed to use F-Engrave.

It you dont require the additional functionality (reading TTF fonts and PBM images) you can ignore the addition programs.

When you have ttf2cxfstream installed correctly F-Engrave will display any TTF font that are in your font folder in the fonts list box.

F-Engrave will utilize the ttf2cxfstream program without user intervention.

Similar to ttf2cxfstream Potrace is used by F-Engrave to read PBM files.

You do not need to run the Potrace program outside of F-Engrave.

I provide a zip file containing windows executable files for F-Engrave, ttf2cxfstream and Potrace (the file is F-Engrave-X.XXwin.zip.

X.XX is the version number).

Unzip the file and double click on the f-engrave.exe file and you are off and running.

The program I use to create the Windows executables (py2exe) has a dependency to this package.

I am not going to provide detailed information on this approach.

Download the latest version of F-Engrave: F-Engrave-x.xxsrc.zip (where x.xx is the version number) Open a terminal window: Applications-Accessories-Terminal Change the directory to the one containing the downloaded.zip file.

Change directory to the directory created when you unzipped the files.

If you have not installed ttf2cxfstream you will not be able to use TTF fonts.

If you have not installed potrace you will not be able to open PBM images.

Resolving errors.

If you are missing a required program you may be able to install it using apt-get.

The most likely program you are missing is the TK extensions for python (this is what F-Engrave uses as a graphic interface).

If you are missing the TK extension for python you will have received a message containing this helpful phrase No module named tkinter, please install the python-tk package.

To install the TK extension for python use the following command.

If you have not clue what to do you can send me the error message you are receiving and I can try to help.

Download F-Engrave, open a shell and change the directory to cd F-Engrave-x.xxsrc.

If you followed the steps for F-Engrave all this is already complete.

Sudo Apt-Get Install Libfreeimage-Dev For Mac