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From: johnf@stew.ssl.berkeley.edu (John Flanagan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: Font file structure
Keywords: fonts structure
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Date: 3 Jul 90 18:37:36 GMT
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In article <1990Jul03.150016.11411@pmafire.UUCP> seh@pmafire.UUCP (Steve Holaday) writes:
>>>John Flanagan writes:
>>>I am looking for documentation on the structure of Amiga font files.
...
>>Dan Watts writes:
>>I've not seen a response to this request yet.  I also would like to know
>>what the font file layout is as I'd like to design some of my own fonts.
>
>There was an excellent article in Volume 1 Issue 1 of the Amiga
>Transactor (April 1988) on pages 59-62.  It was by Betty Clay
>and was called "And What Are Little Fonts Made Of?".

Unfortunately, this is the one issue of Transactor I don't have.  And since
they are out of business, I don't imagine I can back-order it.  I would
appreciate it if anybody would let me see this article.

Isn't there any official documentation from Commodore that I could get on
this subject?  After all, they must have a specification lying around
_somewhere_ that that they send to people who are developing new fonts.
I would rather get official information, which is guaranteed to remain 
valid in the future, than to trust someone's "disassembly," if that is what
Betty's article is based on.  I'd even be willing to become a registered 
developer, if that is what it takes to get this kind of information.  
Speaking of which, what is the procedure nowadays for registering as a 
developer?

Thanks,

John




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