[comp.unix.aux] truetype under a/ux

rprohask@orion.oac.uci.edu (Robert Prohaska) (03/18/91)

To what extent is truetype compatible with a/ux 2.0?  It runs, but
command shell only recognizes courier as a scalable font.  Times, etc
are unavailable.  What did I do wrong?

bob prohaska

lantz@Apple.COM (Bob Lantz) (03/19/91)

rprohask@orion.oac.uci.edu (Robert Prohaska) writes:

>To what extent is truetype compatible with a/ux 2.0?  It runs, but
>command shell only recognizes courier as a scalable font.  Times, etc
>are unavailable.  What did I do wrong?

TrueType is compatible with A/UX 2.0.1.  As far as CommandShell is
concerned, you're not doing anything wrong, because CommandShell only
supports mono-spaced fonts, such as Monaco and Courier.  Since Times,
etc. are not mono-spaced, they do not appear in CommandShell's font
menu.  If you try another application (e.g. MacWrite II) you should 
see the other TrueType fonts.

>bob prohaska

Bob Lantz

liam@cs.qmw.ac.uk (William Roberts;) (03/22/91)

In <50402@apple.Apple.COM> lantz@Apple.COM (Bob Lantz) writes:

>TrueType is compatible with A/UX 2.0.1.  As far as CommandShell is
>concerned, you're not doing anything wrong, because CommandShell only
>supports mono-spaced fonts, such as Monaco and Courier.  Since Times,
>etc. are not mono-spaced, they do not appear in CommandShell's font
>menu.  If you try another application (e.g. MacWrite II) you should 
>see the other TrueType fonts.
 
>Bob Lantz

Brilliant! How can I buy the TrueType drivers for all my A/UX machines?
Does the new StyleWriter printer work under A/UX?