Pilot Font Converter (PFC) allows you to convert Macintosh-format NFNT or FONT resources into Pilot-format resources. It also includes C source code which you may include in your apps which allow you to use these fonts in your application.
Pilot Font Converter is SHAREWARE. Freeware products may use PFC-generated typefaces for free. The shareware fee for PFC for shareware products is $15 plus a registered version of any application which makes use of PFC-generated typefaces. Commercial products should contact the author for licensing. Shareware fees may be sent to the address below or visit http://members.aol.com/khancock/pilot.html#Register for details on paying online or by credit card.
The source code included with PFC may be used freely in any product. If you find any bugs/problems with the included code, the author would appreciate comments/corrections so they may be distributed as part of the PFC package.
Using custom fonts and the CustomFonts sample code:
1) Drag a font suitcase "Example" onto the PFC application. PFC will generate a suitcase named "Example.pilot" in the same folder as your "Example" suitcase.
2) Open up the "Example.pilot" file with ResEdit and copy whichever font resources you want into your project resources.
3) Include CustomFonts.c in your project.
4) In your application, call CFInit() to initialize the custom font library.
5) Call CFSwapFont() to substitute one of your custom fonts for one of the built-in fonts.
6) Call CFRestoreFont() or CFRestoreAllFonts() to restore the system fonts before your application exits.
Because of changes in the PalmPilot version 2.0 ROMs, it does not currently appear possible to ADD additional fonts, but instead you must replace one of the built-in fonts with a custom font. The ledFont (FontID 6) is usually an ideal choice since it's infrequently used.
