wilsona@.glasgow.ac.uk (Alan Wilson) (05/21/91)
Mac fonts are in a totally different format from gem fonts. On the macintosh, they are installed in the system file using a program called 'Font D/A Mover'. (Font D/A Mover files have a little suitcase icon). All macintosh programs can use these font 'resources' in the system file, and the fonts are loaded into memory automatically when requested. All macintosh files consist of two parts, the 'data fork' and the 'resource fork'. The data fork contains all of the data associated with the file, and the resource fork all of its resources. In the case of a program, all of the programs code is in the resource fork, and its initialised data in the data fork. The resource fork also contains the dialog box templates, window definitions etc. In the case of a document, it is most likely that the resource fork will be empty, and the data (e.g. text) will be in the data fork. Mac fonts can be converted to gem format using the program 'mac2gem' which is supplied with 'Fontkit Plus' from the ST club. (20 quid and well worth it...) Mac fonts are available from quite a few archive servers and also from PD disc suppliers. Using the above program is simplicity itself, however if you wish screen and printer fonts, then you will have to edit them yourself from the screen versions (on the mac, there is no difference between screen and printer fonts, unless a laser printer is being used which will contain higher res versions of the screen fonts) - this is the main purpose of Fontkit. N.B. The ST Clubs address is: 49 Stoney Street Nottingham U.K. (20 quid is 20 pounds sterling - I didn't notice that you from the US.) ############################################################################### # /\ / Alan # USEnet : wilsona!glasgow!mcsun!... # # /__\ /\ / Wilson # ARPAnet: wilsona@cs.glasgow.ac.uk # #/ \/ \/ 1991. # USA : wilsona%cs.glasgow.ac.uk@nsfnet-relay.ac.uk # ############################################################################### -- ############################################################################### # /\ / Alan # USEnet : wilsona!glasgow!mcsun!... #
wilsona@dcs.glasgow.ac.uk (Alan Wilson) (05/24/91)
I forgot to add that 'mac2gem' will convert ALL fonts in a Font/DA Mover document, including fonts in same family, and any others. The ST Clubs address again is : ST Club 49, Stoney St, Nottingham U.K. (and no I am not a shareholder!) -- ############################################################################### # /\ / Alan # USEnet : wilsona!glasgow!mcsun!... #