What is a bepf file?

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3 total messages Started by Geza Bohus Wed, 26 Aug 1992 22:08

#1982

Author: Geza Bohus
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 22:08

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Subject says it all: what is a bepf file? (As in "fontname.bepf".)

AdvThanksance,

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Re: What is a bepf file?

#1995

Author: Scott Byer
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 18:20

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'Big Endian Prebuilt Font'

It's a file that contains a pre-rasterized (and possibly
hand-tuned) set of bitmaps (in several sizes) that Display
PostScript can use to render specific sizes of a typeface
to the screen faster.

Their presence is not strictly necessary, and they can
be removed if you need the space.

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Re: What is a bepf file?

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Author: Glenn Reid
Date: Tue, 01 Sep 1992 09:06

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Geza Bohus writes
> Subject says it all: what is a bepf file? (As in "fontname.bepf".)

The bitmap font files on NeXT computers use this extension. They
aren't strictly required, since it's a Display PostScript machine and
will render any font just from the outlines, but the bitmap screen
fonts do exist in 10, 12, 14, 18, and 24 point sizes.

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