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HELP on !FontConv
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This application converts "WFN" fonts, which are supplied
with the CorelDraw Application of MS-Windows(TM) to
RISC-OS Outline Fonts.
There are some disadvantages when using these converted
fonts in comparison to purchased fonts. They are neither
hinted (that means, that they do not look good at small
scales, because additional lines within the outline are
not provided) nor have they scare fold lines (which helps
the Font manager to render the character to a specific
size - especially Brezier curves). You can work on these
problems yourself - just use the !FontEd Application
(Careware 7) !!!
How to use:
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At first get a copy of the WFN files and convert them with
!PcDir (Careware 7), for example, on Archimedes Discs.
Start the !FontConv Application, which installs itself on
the iconbar. For converting the fonts there is (naturally)
a destination directory needed, and a seen !Fonts
Application is used. To put the converted fonts in another
directory just type <F12> and then SET Font$Prefix <Your
Directory> (e.g: RAM:$ when using a RamDisc).
Then drag simply the WFN-Files from the filer onto the
!FontConv Icon (multible drag is possible).
Then the !FontConv Application takes over the whole
machine (Multitasking would get to complicated...).
The Desktop graphics is cleared and the Postscript (TM)
Fontname is stated, including points for easier conversion
to Risc-Os Names.
Simply type <RETURN> for accepting the name stated above,
type <#>and <RETURN> if you want to skip this Font, or
edit the fontname by typing and/or use the copy-key Option
together with the cursor keys...
But keep in mind that the font name may only be 40
Characters long, so the arrows are provided (just in
case).
Then you will see on the left side information on the
character being converted (BoundingBox and so on), and on
the right hand side, the outlines will be drawn. You can
interrupt the conversion of the actual font with escape.
After having converting a font there might be some other
fonts in the same file and the same procedure will be
repeated...
If it is the last font in the file the Application will go
back to Desktop and continue as a multitasking
Application.
But if you made a "multible drag" then it starts all over
again...
Sorry for the speed of this program, but it is only to be
used once on each font, so I did not bother... But you can
speed the calculations up a bit with the RMFASTER BASIC
Option !!!
To improve speed further the programm changes to mode 0
while rendering the chars!!!
Another improvement is, that the system-variable
<Convert$Input> controlls the input-procedure. That means,
when <Convert$Dir> is set to "ON" you have to type the
name of the font in yourself. If set to any other value
the name of the RISC-Osfont will be the converted name of
the Postscript-font. You can drag all the wfn-fonts onto
the Convert-Icon and they will be converted one after the
other without having to input the name...
© Martin Sperl 8th March 1991
This program has been placed into the public domain by
Martin Sperl. It may be freely copied and distributed for
non-profit making purposes, so long as the code is not
altered (apart from customizing !Run/!Boot files) and this
text file remains present and unaltered. If you have any
queries/suggestions then please write to me at:
Martin Sperl
Nattergasse 12/32
A-1170 Vienna
Austria
PS: Sorry for my English explanations, it might be a little
confusing...