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- From: kimba@gnh-cathouse.cts.com (Kim Brennan)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
- Subject: Re: Can't get Mac TT fonts to show up
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- Date: 7 Jan 93 14:48:40 GMT
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- > From: cd248@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Richard Sherman)
- > I formatted a macintosh disk on my IIgs and brought it to a friend's
- > house where he copied some TrueType fonts over to the disk. When I
- > put the disk in my machine, the files show up in the finderas an
- > "unknown" file type. What gives??
-
- This sounds normal. The Finder doesn't know anything about TrueType
- fonts...Use POINTLESS to install the fonts (Pointless will recognize them).
-
- > I'm also wondering where I can download TrueType versions of Avant
- > Garde,
- > Palatino, and Zapf Chancery. GEnie and cco.caltech.edu don't seem to
- > have them. Any other good sites for TrueType fonts?
-
- Unfortunately, these fonts, being commericial fonts can only be released by
- people who are authorized to distribute them...such as Apple. Fortunately,
- they ARE part of the Mac System Software, which you should be able to download
- from America Online as well as many other places. If you don't have a Mac you
- might need to get some help from a friend with one to get the fonts off of the
- Mac System Disks.
-
- > One last question. I downloaded the TrueType version of Times from
- > cco.caltech.edu and the file is about 240K. Why so big?
-
- Simple, the Times TrueType fonts is actually a SUITCASE which contains Times
- Roman, Times Bold, Times Bold Italic and Times Italic.
-
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