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Article #232Re: Converting Fonts problem
From: Sean Lamont
Date: Tue, 03 Nov 1992 22:55
Date: Tue, 03 Nov 1992 22:55
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In article <Bx5ntH.BC6@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> ab@nova.cc.purdue.edu (Allen B) writes: >In article <1992Oct29.173234.729@fzi.de> hoffmann@fzi.de writes: >> >> I converted fonts from the Mac using mcvert-mfrc and Metamorphosis, and in >> both cases I have problems typing with the converted fonts. Typing blanks >> is ignored and continuing typing moves the cursor to the left of the typed >> character. > >Sounds like your afm files might be messed up. How did you >generate the ones you used? > try writing a little postscript program to check the string length of each character. (stringwidth is the operator I believe) If you do this in 1000-point font, it should be the same size as the "WX" field. If not, there's a problem. -- Sean T. Lamont | "Don't oppress me, It's zeno@genetics.washington.edu | 'computer of color!' " lamont@abstractsoft.com |_______________________________ Abstract Software
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!ogicse!news.u.washington.edu!phylo.genetics.washington.edu!zeno From: zeno@phylo.genetics.washington.edu (Sean Lamont) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc Subject: Re: Converting Fonts problem Message-ID: <1992Nov3.225533.27581@u.washington.edu> Date: 3 Nov 92 22:55:33 GMT Article-I.D.: u.1992Nov3.225533.27581 References: <1992Oct29.173234.729@fzi.de> <Bx5ntH.BC6@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> Sender: news@u.washington.edu (USENET News System) Organization: University of Washington, Seattle Lines: 25