On 09-Jul-00,* Adam Szymczak*, of Planet Eros, wrote these Wise Words:
> A program for installing TrueType fonts already exists. The
> ttf.library archive contains ttfmanager, a program that will, among
> other things, install TrueType fonts on your Amiga.
Well, actually I did install it ages ago, and when it got to the
point where I had to dig up a pile of TT fonts, I said, "I'll do
that next week...", and am still waiting for THAT "next" week to
show up today... the danged thing is still up there "next week...".
: /
> To get the best
> looking TT fonts requires some manual work, but I suppose you want
> something that does everything automatically.
Yeah, that was my idea... something like the half dozen "basic"
fonts used in browsers or PostScript printers or whatever makes
a lot of sense.
> Some improvements to
> ttfmanager, such as the ability to set a global Metric Source thus
> enabling the user to select Install All, would be welcomed.
I guess the most desireable development would be to have FULL
True Type, PostScript and other font handling ability for all
the "average" font types built right into Workbench and the OS
would be the most logical thing to expect... but we can dream
that it WILL be implemented in the next "upgrade" to 3.5...
but I will NOT hold my breath. There are just TOO MANY things
that need addressing in the Amiga OS that need fixing before
the fonts are dealt with... like a good, scalable set of printer
drivers for ALL the key printer systems out there... Canon,
HP, Lexmark, Epson, Okidata, Tektronic, you name it.
Gil
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