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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Software Issues and Discussion => Topic started by: amiga4001 on February 18, 2007, 07:45:09 PM

Title: Fonts in amiga/pegasos
Post by: amiga4001 on February 18, 2007, 07:45:09 PM
I never played around with fonts actually until now.
I am using Fxpaint and want to use a larger font off say like 60 or 75.
I do see 2 differnt methods:TTfonts and disktoolfonts.
The ttfonts option doesn't provide fonts.
The diskfont has three options :All Fixed width Bitmap.
But I can't use all the fonts while there size is mentioned on the other side.
Eg: when I choose the  bitmap font times 60 points I get a doesn't exist error while it is mentioned on the size options.
Maybe there is a idiot/newbie  guide somewhere for these fonts options?
Title: Re: Fonts in amiga/pegasos
Post by: Thomas on February 18, 2007, 09:18:57 PM

I don't know if FxPaint is different, but usually a font requester has an input field below the list of font sizes where you can enter a size not mentioned in the list.

Bye,
Thomas
Title: Re: Fonts in amiga/pegasos
Post by: Piru on February 19, 2007, 01:27:54 AM
I'm not quite sure if the larger size thing works with bitmap fonts. It does with scalable fonts though (CG or freetype).

Anyway, the actual size is entered to the 'Fontsize' field.
Title: Re: Fonts in amiga/pegasos
Post by: jmbattle on February 19, 2007, 10:09:11 AM
On a separate, yet related note, do not forget that TTFlib allows the Amiga to read TrueType fonts as if they were scalable, compugraphic.

Cheers,
James
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