djbpitt@unix.cis.pitt.edu (David J Birnbaum) (12/22/90)
In article <18207@thorin.cs.unc.edu> fritsch@hatteras.cs.unc.edu (Dan Fritsch) writes: >FONTS: > - Over 150 scalable fonts (.wfn) > - Ability to create custom fonts by modifying existing > ones, or starting from scratch (.wfn export feature) > - You can now convert any .wfn font to Adobe Type 1 > format using WFNBOSS (and vice versa). This means that > you can import a Type 1 font, modify and save it, and > export it as a new Type 1 font. Those with postscript > printers (or ATM or SuperPrint) have access to all of > the fonts that come with Corel Draw. I have converted > the Caslon and Garamond equivalents and can now use > them in Ventura Publisher and Ami Pro. Adobe Type 1 > converted .wfn fonts appear to be of fairly high quality > (in my humble opinion). I spoke with someone at Adobe about this, who said that new Type I fonts created by Corel Draw 2.0 lose hinting information. So, does anyone know of a Type I font editor that includes hinting, produces the necessary metric files, and runs on any IBM-ish platform (ms-dos, windows, os/2)? Something similar to Fontographer for the Mac? Thanks, David