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  4. From: dx@netcom.com (dx)
  5. Subject: Converting NeXT-based PostScript fonts to HP/Sun-based
  6. Message-ID: <1993Jan5.221655.6565@netcom.com>
  7. Organization: The Off Beat
  8. Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 22:16:55 GMT
  9. Lines: 40
  10.  
  11. We purchased Adobe Type-1 PostScript fonts to use with our NeXT machines.
  12. We're now wondering if these fonts can easily be ported to our Sun and HP
  13. workstations.  (We assume this is legal, since they all print to the same
  14. printer -- feel free to inform us otherwise if you think we're wrong.)
  15.  
  16. The NeXT version of the fonts came with, or generated, these sorts of files
  17. (e.g., for the GaramondThree font):
  18.  
  19.     GaramondThree            GaramondThree-Bold
  20.     GaramondThree.afm        GaramondThree-Bold.afm
  21.     GaramondThree.bepf        GaramondThree-Bold.bepf
  22.     Screen-GaramondThree.10.afm    Screen-GaramondThree-Bold.10.afm
  23.     Screen-GaramondThree.12.afm    Screen-GaramondThree-Bold.12.afm
  24.     Screen-GaramondThree.14.afm    Screen-GaramondThree-Bold.14.afm
  25.     Screen-GaramondThree.18.afm    Screen-GaramondThree-Bold.18.afm
  26.     Screen-GaramondThree.24.afm    Screen-GaramondThree-Bold.24.afm
  27.  
  28. and so on.  For the Sun & HP installations, it seems we need files of these
  29. sorts (e.g., for Times-Roman):
  30.  
  31.     Times-Roman.f3b            Times-Bold.f3b
  32.     Times-Roman.afm            Times-Bold.afm
  33.     Times-Roman7.bfont
  34.     Times-Roman9.bfont
  35.     Times-Roman10.bfont        Times-Bold10.bfont
  36.     Times-Roman12.bfont        Times-Bold12.bfont
  37.     Times-Roman14.bfont        Times-Bold14.bfont
  38.     Times-Roman18.bfont        Times-Bold18.bfont
  39.     Times-Roman24.bfont        Times-Bold24.bfont
  40.  
  41.  
  42. Anyone have any suggestions as to what needs to be translated into what?
  43. I would guess the .afm files pass straight through, but I wonder how to
  44. get the .f3b and .bfont files, and what to get them from.
  45.  
  46. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
  47.  
  48. -dx
  49. -- 
  50. "You're a total sociopath in your own right!"  --David Baggett
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