How to create some interesting fonts using gimp:

Example	Instructions
	using the text tool, choose lucida 50 pixels, then type the text position the text layers->layers&channels ->duplicate layer choose the background; gaussian blur 20 choose the copy; gaussian blur 5, then image->colors->invert set mode of layer to addition do layers->flatten, then crop the image and save it
	using the text tool, choose lucida 30 pixels, then type the text position the text gaussian blur 6 image->colors->threshold [90,130] image->colors->invert
	do example 2 above layers->layers&channels ->duplicate layer choose the new layer and gaussian blur 8, then set mode to multiply choose the old layer and move it up 3 and left 3 do layers->flatten, then crop the image and save it
	using the text tool, choose a thin font like courier medium (although for smaller text, the lines need to be thicker, like courier bold) type, then center the text image->colors->invert gaussian blur 1 filter->noise->spread, with both horizontal and vertical set to 1
	noisify (r=1;g=1;b=1; uncheck independent) gaussian blur (radius=8) edge detect (2) image->colors->invert layers->layers&channels->new layer (white bg) using the text tool, choose courier 80 pixels bold, then type the text in the new layer position the text set layer mode to screen do layers->flatten, then crop the image and save it
	Similar to the above, but check independent; I also used lucida. I wrote a script to generate this style. I'll make it available soon...
	A script-fu to generate this is available here White background New layer Select new layer; select all; cut Enter text Copy text layer double click foreground color; set R,G,B to 190 Open bucket fill tool, set fill threshold to 255; in text copy, check keep trans; select all; click in text copy to change text color Image->Channel Ops->Offset 3,4 Layers->Flatten Image New layer Select Blend Tool (color gradient) Set foreground color to 80/100/255; background color to 0/0/0 Draw left to right in new layer Set layer's mode to screen

1. Gimp should create and populate a directory called .gimp (or something like that) in your home directory. One of the subdirectories should be called "scripts".
2. Place the file jrl_blue_to_black.scm in ~/.gimp/scripts.
3. If you already have gimp running, do Xtns->Script-Fu->Refresh, otherwise just fire up gimp.
4. The correct menu entries should appear now under Xtns. To run the script, invoke Xtns->Script-Fu->Text->BluetoBlackText
5. Enter the text (it has to be in quotes, though), make any other changes you want, hit OK and voila!