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- From: AVERNON1@ua1vm.ua.edu (Andrew Vernon)
- Subject: Re: How to use .afm-files?
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- References: <1993Jan7.094819.25096@arbi.Informatik.Uni-Oldenburg.DE>
- Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 00:57:59 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan7.094819.25096@arbi.Informatik.Uni-Oldenburg.DE>
- Herwig.Henseler@arbi.informatik.uni-oldenburg.de (Herwig Henseler) writes:
-
- >Sorry if this is a FAQ: How Do I use the font-metric files which come
- >with various free/PD/shareware-fonts? Does the LaserWriter use them
- >if I put them in the System Extensions Folder, together with the Type 1
- >font description?
-
- .AFM files are useless unless you have a font editor like Fontographer, which
- uses the information in modifying a typeface.
-
- >Also: Why do Type 3 descriptions have no icon?
-
- Probably because it wasn't assigned a creator code. .AFMs are text files
- which contain font info, like kern/track tables, etc. You can open one
- up in a word processor or text editor. Any file without a creator code or
- the creator application tends to lose its icon.
-
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