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Subject: Font file structure
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Date: 28 Jun 90 17:30:30 GMT
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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.

I have looked through the public domain sources on the net, and have found
two programs which write font files (FontEditor from Fish Disk 30 and
MacFont from Fish Disk 138), but source is not provided for either of
these programs.

So I am a little lost;  how do you create new fonts?  Any documentation 
or example source code would be appreciated.  The application is an
X11-Amiga font converter.  (Speaking of which, I am also having trouble
finding out how X11 font files are layed out.  If anybody happens to
know that, too, I'd be grateful.)

Thank you,

John


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