Re: TrueType to Acorn format fonts

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From: Jason Banham SysAdm
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 1996 00:00

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Andrew Conroy (a.m.conroy@argonet.co.uk) wrote:
> Is it possible to convert PC TrueType format (xxxx.FOT and xxxx.TTF) fonts
> into Acorn format fonts? I havd a number of TrueType fonts which I would
> like to be able to transfer to the 'proper' side of my RiscPC, but can't. I
> know !T1toFont will cope with Type 1 fonts, but it doesn't seem to cope with
> the TrueType format (or if it does, I can't work out how!)

> Many thanks in advance,

I tried this last week ... have a range of conversion tools for fonts but alas
nothing worked on TrueType  :-(  Had to go get the Type1 font instead.
If you do find such a wonderful tool I'd be interested in a copy myself.


Jayce.
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From: jayce@luton.ac.uk (Jason Banham SysAdm)
Subject: Re: TrueType to Acorn format fonts
Date: 1996/09/23
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