Re: 64 bit ATM deluxe actually works, you just can't install

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From: Dov Isaacs
Date: Tue, 09 Dec 2008 21:13

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Most of the code associated with ATM Deluxe / Windows has to do with OS interfaces for obsolete versions of Windows (Windows'95, Windows'98, Windows ME) and handling of Multiple Masters font instances, functions that are pretty much irrelevant today.

Surprisingly there is very little actual font management functionality in ATM. ATM typically stored fonts outside of Windows' own font directly (yes, that is permitted and that is the basis of my own, manual font management these days). When you activated a font, ATM called Windows' own font installation routine pointing to the font in ATM's own location. When you deactivated a font, ATM simply used Windows' font uninstall routine without deleting the font files. The font database was not sophisticated. If someone wanted to write a modern day font manager for Windows, they would be much better off starting from scratch than trying to use the over 15 year old ATM Windows code!

- Dov

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