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- From: mlelstv@serpens.rhein.de (Michael van Elst)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.programmer
- Subject: Re: Want to use Truetype fonts on the Amiga?
- Date: 14 Apr 1996 11:39:42 +0200
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- oahvenla@hyppynaru.cs.hut.fi (Osma Ahvenlampi) writes:
-
- >Converting TrueType fonts to Amiga bitmap fonts makes the whole point
- >of TrueType invalid, so if that's what you're doing, it's worthless.
-
- Ugh.. If it converts TrueType to a bitmap _on the Amiga_ it contains
- a rasterizer. Which means that it can be converted to a font engine
- for AmigaOS.
-
- Regards,
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- Michael van Elst
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