#Those nasty .font files
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Does anyone know how to reprogram the ".font" files to understand
that a new size has been added to the directory it is associated with? For
instance, say I have a Times 48 point font that I want to add to the Times
directory. If I just put it in there, none of the programs that use
loadable fonts seem to be able to recognize it. I've noticed that the FED
program automatically updates the ".font" file when it edits and saves
fonts, but this doesn't help since I can't get IT to recognize I've got the
new font size either.
I've looked in the RKM in the "Text" chapter, and the ".font" file is
pretty simple, but I hesitate to write a program (and debug it) just to do
this simple little thing. I'm sure someone's had to face this before, and
maybe it's something so simple that I just can't see it. <grin>
Check over in 'Arts, in the Fonts Lib. I believe you'll find something
that may help there.
[74145,657] FNTFIX.ARC/binary 31-Aug-88 18145 11
Keywords: FONTFIX FONTS FIXER
When one or more of the font content files (the ones named only with
numbers) is deleted, the font becomes unusable. This program repairs
those fonts by creating a new font header file showing only the
remaining fonts. Lib 14
Dunno if this will help directly, but perhaps contacting the author will
get you the information you're looking for.
At your service, Ariel.
There is a file in the Fonts library in AmigaArts that will do exactly what
you want. The full name of the file is FONTFIXER, but it probably got
shortened to FONTFI or something of the sort when I uploaded it. At any
rate, it will read your file and build a new font.header file for you,
using all of the sizes available in the directory. ' The fabled 1.3 will
have a program to do this, but in the meantime, FONTFIXER should do the
job. If you have trouble finding it, ask again and I'll look up the exact
name. It was uploaded about the third week of August.