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Date: Thu, 12 Oct 1995 22:15:23 -0700 (PDT)
From: John Gross <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: Attack of the TrueType Fonts
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> Has anyone tried to use TrueType fonts with the Text tool(or macros) in
> Modeler 4.0 Intel? If I load in a PS font, the tools work as always. If I
> load in TrueType Ariel (the only one I've tried), the "holes" in a,d,e,p,
> etc. are filled in. Also the surface normals point in different directions.
> If I do nothing but change to a PS font, everything is okay again. (Before
> JG tells me to RTFM, I've tried, but can't find any references to TrueType
> in any of the manuals).

RTFM. Oh wait.... That feature was added afterwards.... True type fonts
don't work properly as you've found out. Basically, if you cut & paste
the "holes" to another layer, you can cut them out of the solid
letters with a drill operation.

JG
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