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#Outline fonts

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#64588From: John VerkuylenAug 4, 1992 7:29 AM
Using OS 2.04 there are scalable compugraphic fonts. ProPage also uses scalable fonts also. Can someone please tell me the difference. Are these fonts interchangable? With the fountain program supplied with WorkBench I have created from Propage fonts into the systems fonts. Now Agfa Intellifonts have come out with a selection of 250 different typefaces in all, Gold disk also release typefaces which they have a license form Agfa. Then it is possible to create these fonts for Propage and Prodraw? After all this I would like to know if propage can use the system scalable fonts instead of it own cgfonts. because to me it seem pointless having two identical outline fonts in different directories. Specially on a Harddrive. I hope some can answer me regards John calling from Darwin Australia "The Top End" – via Whap!
#64596From: Charles HillAug 4, 1992 10:24 AM
To the best of my knowledge, the outline fonts used with the System, ProPage and ProDraw are one inthe same: AGFA Compugraphic and are interchangable. ProDraw 3.0 comes with a utility to translate Adobe Type 1 PS fonts into Compugraphic fonts, which is a nice help. I haven't used any of the System fonts with PDraw yet, but if I remember right, the manual specifically stated that you could. -Chas
#65128From: Laurie CarrollAug 9, 1992 6:35 AM
John, I noticed your message on CIS…think I may have "spoken" to you over CIS a couple of months ago. Are you connecting via Falnet in Sydney or direct…..ie toll call to the USA..?? Why do I ask? Well Whap does'nt work as far as I know over Falnet while Steve's new programme called AutoPilot DOES!!! Autopilot is still in Beta testing but is the way to go, Steve may be interested in a tester from the top end of Aussie. Also If you dont know already Dale Cohen of CIS Pacific in Sydney is testing AP…you could contact him on 008-023 158 8am-6pm Aust Eastern Time BTW if you are using ProPage you can contact Philip Laitar in the DTP area. He is one or the Rep's from Gold Disk and is very helpfull. I organised my PPage 3 upgrade with him (VIA Fedex) Hope this helps Laurie Carroll AKL NZ Amiga-Via Falnet.APb