clive@aldetec.oz.au (Clive Salvidge) (11/12/90)
Can some cleverer person tell me why the GEMINI console window fonts work under AMCGDOS but are garbled when I try to usr G+DOS?? ..Clive -- __________________________________________________________________________ Clive Salvidge ACSnet : clive@aldetec.oz | Internet : clive@aldetec.oz.au Aldetec Pty Ltd. Voice : +61-9-4451888 0900 - 1700 WST _____________< Got to think of something to put in here! >________________
teexand@ioe.lon.ac.uk (ANDREW DAWSON) (11/19/90)
In <291@aldetec.oz.au> clive@aldetec.oz.au (Clive Salvidge) writes: >Can some cleverer person tell me why the GEMINI console window fonts work >under AMCGDOS but are garbled when I try to use G+DOS?? I can't quite remember the specifics, but it's something to do with the fact that GDOS fonts can be in Motorola or Intel format (there's a flag in the font header somewhere to say which). AMCGDOS seems to support fonts in both formats, but both GDOS and G+PLUS only support Intel format fonts. The Gemini font used in the console window is probably in Motorola format. You may be able to fix this with some kind of utility, or assign the same font id that the console font uses to a different font. -- Andrew Dawson, Computer Centre, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, England. JANET: ccaaand@uk.ac.ucl EARN/BITNET: ccaaand@ucl.ac.uk INTERNET: ccaaand%ucl.ac.uk@nsfnet-relay.ac.uk UUCP: ...!ukc!ucl.ac.uk!ccaaand
jvt@its.bt.co.uk (John Trickey) (11/21/90)
In article <1990Nov19.112149.16794@ioe.lon.ac.uk> teexand@ioe.lon.ac.uk (ANDREW DAWSON) writes: >In <291@aldetec.oz.au> clive@aldetec.oz.au (Clive Salvidge) writes: >>Can some cleverer person tell me why the GEMINI console window fonts work >>under AMCGDOS but are garbled when I try to use G+DOS?? > >I can't quite remember the specifics, but it's something to do with the fact >that GDOS fonts can be in Motorola or Intel format (there's a flag in the font >header somewhere to say which). AMCGDOS seems to support fonts in both formats, >but both GDOS and G+PLUS only support Intel format fonts. > >The Gemini font used in the console window is probably in Motorola format. > >You may be able to fix this with some kind of utility, or assign the same >font id that the console font uses to a different font. I can confirm the Gemini fonts are in Motorola format. I haven't tried it, but I've just got Fontkit3+ from the ST Club which should be able to do the conversion. It's a good thought as it may solve my problem of having to switch GDOS's for Timeworks as the print fails under AMCGDOS. -- John Trickey <jvt@its.bt.co.uk> || ..!mcsun!ukc!axion!its G4REV @ GB7SUT Voice: +44 21 333 3369 #include <std/disclaimer>