Re: Pointless Clone Development Discussion

[CUTblakeney@home.com (Jeff Blakeney)]

On 8 May 1999 18:27:59 GMT, cturley2@aol.com (Cturley2) wrote:
>Also, you would think that with the release of the IIgs desktop application
>program - Fontpimp (that can convert PC TrueType fonts to the IIgs TrueType
>font file format, very well) - there would have been a ton of PC TrueType font
>conversions and releases for the IIgs users by now - but, so far...I've really
>not seen very many done and/or made available to the IIgs public.  I'm
>wondering if there's actually still any interest in the use of TrueType fonts
>with IIgs programs.

Well, you have to keep in mind that many fonts are copyrighted.  Even
if people are doing conversions of Windows TrueType fonts, many of
them will not be distributable because of the copyright.  I imagine
there are a fair number of people who have converted Windows TrueType
fonts for their own private use on their IIgs.

As to whether there is still any interest in using TrueType fonts with
IIgs programs, I'm sure that many IIgs users use them all the time.
Because they are so transparent to the system, though, they may not
mention them very much.  I know I sure don't think about the fact that
the Times font I use on my IIgs is a TrueType one.  I just use it.  :)

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