Re: Format of IIgs Bitmap Fonts?

[cturley2@aol.com (Cturley2)]

<<By the way, in case you didn't know, if you get Pointless from
Shareware Solutions II, you don't need to do any conversion at all
with TrueType fonts.  Simply copy the Mac TrueType font to the IIgs
and tell Pointless where it is.>>

Right on Jeff.  You are correct!  And, to add to that, if you use a Mac for
such efforts with either Gus or Bernie (as many people do now - including
myself) (or, I would support with any other IIgs emulator on any other
platform) you can put the Mac TT font into a folder (any name will do) in a
virtual Mac and/or ProDOS HD or disk image file such as with a ShrinkWrap or
Disk Image or a 2img file, etc. and Pointless - via either such IIgs emulators
- will both access and allow an add - without even actually adding the TT font
into your IIgs system folder/fonts and will also allow you to do a convert of
it to any of the TT sizes over to a standard IIgs bitmap font from the same Mac
TT font and save it as such.

Pointless is a fast and easy commercial alternative to all of the other PD and
freeware methods to convert Mac TT fonts to IIgs fonts of any size you elect -
that the Pointless and Mac TT file supports and will allow.  

Everybody that does such conversions or needs the use of a Mac or IIgs TrueType
font for their uses needs to have the Pointless program!  And, for doing such
with the PC TT fonts - the Font Pimp v1.0 freeware is
the only one I know of to do PC to IIgs TT font conversions with ease.

And, for Jon Relay :)  Please be advised that I have an extra ORIGINAL and REAL
Pointless disk - that I'm going to mail to you for FREE on Monday for your
needs with doing such.

Cheers,
Tom