Subject: Re: commit: ttf to type 42 converter
From: Martin Sevior (msevior@mccubbin.ph.unimelb.edu.au)
Date: Tue Feb 20 2001 - 00:39:02 CST
On Mon, 19 Feb 2001, Tomas Frydrych wrote:
>
> Added directory src/tools/ttf2t42 which contains the Unix tool
> ttf2t42 for conversion of ttf fonts to type 42 fonts. Made necessary
> changes to xap_UnixFont.cpp/h and xap_UnixPSGraphics.cpp to
> automate the generation of type 42 fonts.
>
> It should be now possible to print with ttf fonts to any PS printer.
> (if you tried using ttf fonts after I added the ttf2uafm utility last
> week, you need to delete afm files generated for any of your ttf
> fonts in the fonts directory)
>
Ok, now I just have to find some ttf fonts. Tomas, have you written up
a little howto for making ttf fonts usable by Abi?
We should include this in the release notes. By the way, I like the
"install font" button on the fonts dialog. That's just what I want.
Thanks!
Martin
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