ravi@TECHUNIX.TECHNION.AC.IL (avi rozen) (05/22/91)
Hi all! I've examined the Vfont2 package found on ab20, and would like to share some thoughts with the rest of the amiga community. Although the package ,which includes a font editor and a library of usefull commands, is very impressive I fail to understand why can't all the amiga community agree on a single outline fonts format, and consentrate on improving the handling of these fonts in the operating system level. As I understand Commodore is about to come with a new OS which has allready a full support for CG fonts, so does the major DTP packages for the amiga (Pro-Page and Pagestream) . But still therer is no font editor for those fonts available and nither a library similar to the one found in the vfont package. In order for the amiga to enter and compete in the DTP market we need to show standarts that are compatible to the DTP market and that offers the user the power to edit fonts that will enable him to utilize the power those programs I mentioned earlier provide. I would appreciate comments on this issue, especialy if anyone knows a good Font editor for the CGfonts. Thanx and Happy computing. Avi Rozen. (ravi@techunix.technion.ac.il)
rcj2@cbnewsd.att.com (ray.c.jender) (05/22/91)
In article <9963@discus.technion.ac.il> ravi@techunix.technion.ac.il (avi rozen) writes: >Hi all! > I've examined the Vfont2 package found on ab20, and would >like to share some thoughts with the rest of the amiga community. >....... >............. > > In order for the amiga to enter and compete in the DTP >market we need to show standarts that are compatible to the DTP >market and that offers the user the power to edit fonts that will >enable him to utilize the power those programs I mentioned earlier provide. > > I would appreciate comments on this issue, especialy if anyone knows >a good Font editor for the CGfonts. > > Thanx and Happy computing. > Avi Rozen. (ravi@techunix.technion.ac.il) I could'nt agree with you more. My mouth really waters when I read advertisements for various tools for Postscript and fonts for the Mac platform. Come on Gold Disk, give us DTP'ers something to smile about. BTW Avi, could you tell us more about the VFont program?