Re: TrueType to Acorn format fonts

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From: Ian Beswick
Date: Tue, 24 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!)

PC software is available which will convert TrueType fonts into an Adobe
Type 1 fonts (I can't remember it's name of hand) - T1toFont can then
convert into an Acorn font. I don't know of anything which will go directly
from TrueType to Acorn, though.

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From: Ian Beswick <ian.beswick@argonet.co.uk>
Subject: Re: TrueType to Acorn format fonts
Date: 1996/09/24
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