#How use new fonts?
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Yesterday I downloaded two PostScript fonts from this forum. They had
files with .pfm, .pfb, and .afm extensions. When I tried to access them
through ProPage, they were not listed on my FONTS: menu.
What do I need to do to use these fonts?
A related question: Can I use TrueType fonts in any manner? Is there
a way to convert them to either PostScript or Compugraphic format? I hope
these questions aren't too rudimentary.
Thanks.
Steve
> What do I need to do to use these fonts?
ProPage only uses Compugraphic fonts.
You should already have the "Font Manager" program that comes with ProPage. It
will convert "most" PostScript fonts to Compugraphic. (It doesn't always work!)
Or… Get TypeSmith from SoftLogik, It's a type creating/manipulating program
that can read/write/convert TrueType, PostScript and CG fonts.
/ / / //ANDRE
Steve,
> Yesterday I downloaded two PostScript fonts from this forum. They had
files with .pfm, .pfb, and .afm extensions. When I tried to access them
through ProPage, they were not listed on my FONTS: menu.
What do I need to do to use these fonts?
I'm not familiar with ProPage so I'm not sure whether they suport Type 1
fonts as they are. You may need to convert them. Some programs (Final Writer
for example) will load the .pfb files right off the disk. Some won't.
> A related question: Can I use TrueType fonts in any manner? Is there a
way to convert them to either PostScript or Compugraphic format?
TypeSmith will convert TrueType to either PostScript Type 1 or Compugraphic
fonts, allowing you to use them with programs that support those font types.
It's a commercial program, and well worth the investment if you use fonts a
lot.
Skimming through the Redwoods on AutoPilot
Asha