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- From: amc1@cec2.wustl.edu (Adam M. Costello)
- Subject: BMFC (bitmap font compiler)
- Message-ID: <1992Aug31.193545.2544@wuecl.wustl.edu>
- Summary: BMFC 0.00 uploaded to wuarchive
- Keywords: font
- Sender: usenet@wuecl.wustl.edu (Usenet Administrator)
- Nntp-Posting-Host: cec2
- Organization: Washington University, St. Louis Mo.
- Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 19:35:45 GMT
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-
- I have just uploaded two files to wuarchive.wustl.edu (128.252.135.4):
-
- /systems/amiga/incoming/devel/BMFC000.lha
- /systems/amiga/incoming/devel/BMFC000.readme
-
- Hopefully, they won't get moved to a more permanent location, since they're
- going to be updated soon anyway. If they do get moved before the update, I'll
- try to keep you posted.
-
- Here is BMFC000.readme:
-
- --------begin----------
- BMFC 0.00
- by Adam M. Costello
- released Sun 30 Aug 1992
-
- BMF is a language for specifying Amiga bitmap fonts.
-
- BMFC 0.00 includes the C source for bmfc (the BMF compiler) and the BMF source
- for Lucid 10, 12, 13, and 15 (Amiga bitmap fonts).
-
- You can use your favorite text editor to create the BMF source for a new font,
- then compile it with bmfc.
-
- This particular archive also contains the Amiga executable bmfc, and the
- already-compiled Lucid fonts.
-
- BMFC 1.00 will include the program bmfd (the BMF decompiler) which will allow
- you to generate BMF source for existing fonts, so that you can modify them.
-
- Be warned that BMFC 0.00 has not been well tested, and is only being released
- because some people are in desperate need of a way to create fonts. More
- reliable releases should be coming soon.
- -------end---------
-
- More notes:
-
- The source for bmfc is ANSI C. I compiled it using SAS/C 5.10a, but I needed
- to edit the include files to comply with ANSI. The executable bmfc and the
- Lucid fonts that come with the package should work with any Amiga.
-
- The package is copyrighted but costs no money. See the file BMFC.doc inside
- the archive for details.
-
- I am posting this announcement here rather than to c.s.a.announce because this
- is not a stable release. If you have any interest, please try it out and send
- me bug reports and suggestions.
-
- Thanks,
- AMC
- amc@cics.wustl.edu
-