Subject: Re: 3.0 FONTS
Date: Sun, 22 May 1994 14:02:12 +0200
From: christian boetker ho/j <cbho91@control.auc.dk>

> I've been using the Amiga FP version of 3.0 for two-weeks now and have 
> been mostly satisfied with the improvements in all areas except one...
> 
> 	WHAT HAPPENED TO THE ADD FONT OBJECT OPTION (detail-editor) ???
> 
> Yes, I realize that the option is still there in the detail editor but it 
> doesn't seem to function.  Anytime I try to load either a standard Amiga 
> font or a Compugraphic scalable font Imagine displays a requester that 
> says "Blank Image - No object Created".  This procedure used to work 
> under 2.0.  I did notice some problems under 2.9, but was hoping they 
> would be fixed in 3.0.
> 
> I know that the Spline Editor allows the importation of PostScript 
> fonts... That's nice, but I don't have any PS fonts.
> 
> My only solution so far is to import IFF brushes of pre-made text and 
> extrude them :(
> 
> If someone can tell me what I'm doing wrong -or- tell me where I can get 
> PostScript fonts for the Amiga I will buy the assets of Commodore (HA!).

I can help you to find a lot of Postscript Fonts. On Aminet you'll find a
series of files named AT1Fonts-xx.lha
These files contain hundreds of PS fonts. There is an index file for the files
with a description of all the fonts. It is called AT1Fonts-INDEX.lha

Hope this help you a bit

Regards,
Christian Hoj


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