Greetings... [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 14-Jul-00, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> On Fri, 14 Jul 2000 10:30:15 +0100, Julian Sadotti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>>
>> I'm sure that when Mike originally posted his opinion about
>> installing the fonts he wasn't talking about how easy/hard it
>> was to install them. I'm sure what he was getting at was how
>> tedious it all was.
> <SNIP>
> Indeed! Perhaps that is what I should have said, cheers julian.
> Also I feel that the whole fonts thing should be part of the Voyager
> package. i.e. it should be included as an integral part of it. After
> all, they don't supply cars with a speedometer and ask you to write the
> speeds in do they? Perhaps that is a bad analogy, in the end, if
> Netscape and Internet explorer and are already doing this, why isn't
> voyager?
I disagree. I believe that this not the responsibility of Vaporware. Maybe
it might the reponsibility of the ttf.library author, but even then, this
is really something that the OS should do. Unfortunately, we know the
state of OS development in the Amiga. I, for one, am glad that someone
took the time to do a port of the FreeType engine.
Internet Explorer and Netscape are not doing this, by the way. The whole
engine and the fonts are part of Windows. Both browsers are just taking
advantage of a service provided by the OS.
> BTW, (Put Usergroup Chairman's hat on) There are many people in my group
> who wouldn't be able to cope with the instructions prvided on Matts
> page. At the end of the day, it should be about computing made simple.
> Something the Amiga used to be good at.
Part of the problem is that these fonts were meant to be used to with
Windows machines. You can very easily just point TTFManager to the
directory you have the TrueType fonts, do install all and have the fonts
available. Making them look good on the other hand, is a value judgement.
Yes the procedure can be made somewhat easier if someone went and
catalogued all the fonts and provided their opinion of what looks "best"
to them. The ttf.library author might be able to somewhat work that into
his installation script. The question is, who will be that someone? You
maybe? Vaporware already has enough on their plate. I for one would
prefer they stick with Internet app development, not designing a new font
installation system.
> Kind Regards
> Mikey C
Fare thee well,
Carlos A. Tirado
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