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From: djbailey@skyler.mavd.honeywell.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: help in generating a font
Message-ID: <1991Feb2.154509.91@skyler.mavd.honeywell.com>
Date: 2 Feb 91 21:45:09 GMT
References: <1991Jan30.230435.20543@news.nd.edu> <36773@netnews.upenn.edu>
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In article <36773@netnews.upenn.edu>, jeffe@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (George Jefferson ) writes:
> I guess what I need is a utility for creating and editing 4x bitmap fonts.
> It would be nice if there was a way to import characters from
> existing ps fonts (via ATM possibly?)
> 
> I would consider commercial software - just not the $500 kind.

Yes, I was in the same boat and bought Fontastic Plus from Altsys for
about $50. It will let you rescale and edit bit map fonts. It does the
job. It has a couple of background planes where you can draw
guidelines for yourself.  The manual is pretty good. 

Warning!  After creating a couple of bitmap fonts, you will be tempted
to invent postscript.  You have to work on each and every character to
get the best effect. The tools in Fontastic make the job tolerable but
it is still work. 

An unpaid (darn) testimonial from Don J. Bailey.