ಫಾಂಟ್ಸ್ ಸಂಚಯ - Kannada Fonts Showcase

Sanchaya is working on building an Index for Kannada fonts to locate the usable fonts for identifying, previewing and possibly fixing the fonts for the best of its abilities. This project would be crowdsourced from the community.

Font License Notes

Fonts stored here in this project are exclusively for educational and research purposes only. We have retained the license information for each font in respective folders.

Installation

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v14 or higher)
• npm (comes with Node.js)

Setup

1. Clone the repository

   git clone <repository-url>
   cd fonts

2. Install dependencies

   npm install

3. Start the server

   node index.js

4. Access the application

   • Open your browser and go to: http://localhost:4040

Server Configuration

• Default port: 4040
• To change the port, set the PORT environment variable:

  PORT=3000 node index.js

Admin Panel

The application includes an admin panel for managing font metadata.

Access Admin Panel

1. Go to /login
2. Default credentials:
   • Username: admin
   • Password: fontsadmin123

Admin Features

• View and edit font metadata (author, license, source, foundry, description)
• Export font data for GitHub Pages deployment
• Manage font suggestions

Note: Change the default admin credentials in index.js before deploying to production.

After Adding New Fonts

After adding a new font to the static/Fonts folder, run:

node fontAdded.js

Deployment to GitHub Pages

1. Log in to the admin panel at /admin
2. Click "Export" to download the font data with metadata
3. Copy the exported JSON to your GitHub Pages repository

Contributing

Feel free to contribute to the project by:

• Adding new fonts
• Improving font metadata
• Fixing bugs
• Enhancing the UI/UX

Project Structure

fonts/
├── index.js              # Main Express server
├── fonts.json            # Font data (auto-generated)
├── fontMetadata.json     # Font metadata (admin-managed)
├── configuration.js      # Configuration settings
├── Main/                 # Core application logic
│   └── fontSelectedPage/
├── static/               # Static assets
│   ├── css/             # Stylesheets
│   ├── Fonts/           # Font files
│   ├── img/             # Images
│   └── js/              # JavaScript files
└── views/               # EJS templates
    ├── admin.ejs         # Admin panel
    ├── fontSelectedPage/ # Font detail views
    └── family/           # Family page views