Third-Party Applications

Skrabak Csaba's CFDG-FE
The source code for cfdg-fe, a CFDG front-end for Linux, can be found at http://impulzus.com/~tchibo/cfdg-fe-dl/ (moved here 26th November, 2006)

Dependencies
To get this front-end work, you will need the following things:
 * Linux (although this software is written in the multiplatform  environment of GTK+, there are platform-dependent functions in this  front-end; Windows and Mac users please download another front-end  from [ http://www.contextfreeart.org/mediawiki/index.php/Download_page])
 * Command line shell (sh or one of its descenders, but hey, Linux usually includes this)
 * GTK+ and Pango packages installed (contact your package manager, dselect, aptitude, synaptic, or whatever you like; these packages usually come  with gnome)
 * CFDG (Context Free Design Grammar compiler program) installed in one of the binary directories of your system
 * The root password (for installing, but hackers can try manual installs not needing the root pass).

Further details
Please see the README and INSTALL files in the package.

Copying
This is free software. Please see the COPYING file in the package to read the GNU GPL.

Syntax file for Vim
This syntax file enables you to use Vim to edit, compile and display your cfdg files. It supports syntax highlighting, code folding and has keyboards for compiling the file you're editing and displaying the resulting image.

Current version: 0.3 (2009-03-14)

You can download it from its homepage where you can find additional information and installation instructions. There's a thread in the forums where you can report bugs, comments and suggestions for improvements.

Include text in various fonts in Context Free images
pfbtocfdg is a short Perl script that converts a PostScript Type 1 (vector) font to a set of CFDG paths, one per glyph. The resulting paths can then be used in a .cfdg file just like any other CFDG code. Requirements, limitations, and the pfbtocfdg program itself appear in the thread pfbtocfdg&mdash;Convert a PostScript Type 1 font in the Context Free Art Developers forum.

Context Free 3 Bundle for TextMate 1.x
As the title says it is made for TextMate 1.x (though may work with 2.x, but not tested yet). Can be downloaded from the GitHub repository as a free software. Initial commit created @ 12/31/2013. Suggestions, comments and discussion are welcome in the forum post.