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Re: .font files

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From: Phil Kernick
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 1990 00:54
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jms@tardis.Tymnet.COM (Joe Smith) writes:

>There were more than 128 *.font files (and the same
>number of directories).  It looks like several different font requesters
>give up after the 256th file in the FONTS: directory.

Ever try using Excellence! with lots of fonts?  The font requestor will
display the first 128 fonts, but you can only get at the first 64 (trying to
select font 65 actually gets you font 1).  Bad luck if you normally use
'Times' and this is after number 64.

Phil.

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