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From: mxmora@unix.SRI.COM (Matt Mora)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: Re: How can I dim text?
Keywords: dim text, HyperCard,
Message-ID: <18615@unix.SRI.COM>
Date: 26 Nov 90 17:41:20 GMT
References: <1844@diemen.utas.edu.au> <46466@apple.Apple.COM> <1198@prlhp1.prl.philips.co.uk> <46801@apple.Apple.COM>
Reply-To: mxmora@unix.UUCP (Matt Mora)
Organization: SRI International, Menlo Park, CA
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In article <46801@apple.Apple.COM> bc@Apple.COM (bill coderre) writes:
>
>First, you have to make a dim font. I have seen a font "ChicagoGrey"
>floating around, but I don't know its legal status. Nevertheless, you
>could use any font editor to make one of your own, and install it into
>whichever stacks need it. The details of this are left as an excercise
>to the Reader.

Apple recommends that you don't include fonts in any documents. And since
a stack is just a document Apple recommends not putting them into a stack 
either. I believe it has something to do with the print monitor. I thought 
that you might like to know. (as you can imagine this didn't go over
to well with stack developers)



>bill coderre
>private consultant for a day




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