Re: Pointless Clone Development Discussion

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CUTblakeney@home.com (Jeff Blakeney) wrote:

>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.  :)

I agree with Jeff.  Using TrueType fonts on the IIGS is a given for me.
I wouldn't still be using my IIGS for word processing if I couldn't use
them.  But just because I use them does not mean I'm going to be
constantly mentioning which ones I use on csa2 all the time.