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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Software Issues and Discussion => Topic started by: LP on June 21, 2003, 09:32:09 AM

Title: How many apps uses TrueTypeFonts? Where to get?
Post by: LP on June 21, 2003, 09:32:09 AM

I've just been playing around with Perfect Paint and noticed that it uses the ttengine wich is a fast TTF (True Type Font) engine...
Anyway I just came to wonder, how many amiga apps that you guys know of support these type of fonts?...

And are there any place on the net to get some fonts as freeware?

Oh, yeah and one more thing...
If I don't want the .ttf fonts to be in my FONTS: path but elsewhere, how do I get the WB3.9 to "think" the .ttf is in FONTS dir or FONTS: assign?
I've tried a path command but thats not the trick is it? I've also tried the assign command but can't remember what arguements I can give it...

Edited 2 times to make the questions more clear :-)

Cheers
-LP

Title: Re: How many apps uses TrueTypeFonts? Where to get?
Post by: pjhutch on June 21, 2003, 10:41:47 AM

AFAIK there are only a few apps that use Truetype such as Wordprocessors (Wordworth) and possibly DTP such as Pagestream 3+.

You can specify where to put your fonts by using assign e.g. ASSIGN FONTS: DH0:TTF_FONTS ADD
with the Add parameter.

You can download fonts from:
http://www.desktoppublishing.com/fonts-free.html

Title: Re: How many apps uses TrueTypeFonts? Where to get?
Post by: on June 21, 2003, 11:43:24 AM

If you use TTFLibrary from Aminet, all of your applications can use Truetype fonts. MorphOS comes with a Freetype2 based font library and
AmigaOS 4 has one too (if it ever appears).

I wrote a tutorial a LONG time ago that explains how to set up Voyager with it:

http://www.kittycat.co.uk/computing/webfonts/

.. as for getting fonts, if you download parts of XFree86 or GNOME, there are some free-for-use truetype fonts in there.

Title: Re: How many apps uses TrueTypeFonts? Where to get?
Post by: LP on June 21, 2003, 12:28:40 PM

Thank you guys!

Everything in order now...
(And I must say I'm a bit flaw over the Assign command :-) )

And I've read the toturial Kitty it was a help indeed...

-LP

Title: Re: How many apps uses TrueTypeFonts? Where to get?
Post by: Blomberg on June 21, 2003, 01:28:23 PM

http://www.fontfile.com/ (http://www.fontfile.com/)

Title: Re: How many apps uses TrueTypeFonts? Where to get?
Post by: that_punk_guy on June 21, 2003, 03:08:30 PM

www.larabiefonts.com (http://www.larabiefonts.com)

Some nice ones on there too  :-)

Title: Re: How many apps uses TrueTypeFonts? Where to get?
Post by: cecilia on June 21, 2003, 06:52:26 PM

ImageFX also uses TTF. and as far as I can see all three amiga browsers use them. some need more configuring, but  the TTF engine makes it available to the entire system.

Title: Re: How many apps uses TrueTypeFonts? Where to get?
Post by: Jose on June 21, 2003, 07:47:32 PM

Are TT fonts any better than Outline ones or it's just a different format? Both are rendered to the desired size using mathematical formulas no?