Re: Font file structure

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From: Michael van Elst
Date: Tue, 03 Jul 1990 19:29

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In article <1990Jun28.173030.18051@agate.berkeley.edu> you write:
>I am looking for documentation on the structure of Amiga font files.
>I have the 1.3 RKM's, and while they do describe the contents of
>the font contents file (the foo.font file), they do not describe how the
>actual font bitmap file (the foo/number file) is layed out.

Well, in my old RKM Libraries&Devices, there is an example font that
defines four card symbols. Since font files are object files
(loaded with LoadSeg), the font is written as an assembler text with
lots of 'dc' pseudo instructions.

I doubt that the RKM1.3 does not show this or another example.


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From: p554mve@mpirbn.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de (Michael van Elst)
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Subject: Re: Font file structure
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