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Subject: Re: Fonts+Mice
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Date: 16 Nov 89 05:36:24 GMT
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(Whew!  Now that I've caught up with everything I can FINALLY begin to
 post something!)

In article <113300152@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu> krb20699@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu writes:
>
>     Is there a way to convert GS fonts to Mac fonts?

That's a switch!  Most (if not all) of the font conversion efforts going
on in the Apple II/Macintosh world are centered around going from Mac
to GS format.  Even that is not an easy task.  A question I would ask
you is WHY?  The only fonts I can think of on the GS that have been
commercially released that were not available on the Mac first are the
ones in StyleWare's old Font Library.  Any others were probably created
by someone using one of the finally available GS font editors (I'm in
the process of making a few, myself).  A good person to contact on any
and all GS font questions is Mark Collins, A2.MARK.C on GEnie.  He is
currently the official IIGS "font librarian," as it is.  He keeps an
up to date collection of all the commercially and publically available
fonts for the GS and assigns font family numbers to anyone who wishes
to create a new font. (He gave a range of 20 font numbers that are mine
and MINE ALONE! :)  I don't have his US Mail address on hand, but if
you wish I can mail it to you, or post it, if others are interested. I'm
sure he can answer any questions about whether a IIGS font was originally
a Macintosh font, and therefore already available in Mac format.

>							Ken.
>						   ken-b@uiuc.edu


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