Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!cs.utexas.edu!helps!uudell!fquest!mspacek From: mspacek@fquest.fidonet.org (Mark Spacek) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: Character sets? Keywords: CHARACTER SETS, CHAR SET EDITORS, CHAR SET LOADERS Message-ID: Date: 29 Mar 91 15:51:25 GMT References: <4qukZ1w162w@fquest.fidonet.org> Organization: Future Quest BBS 512-834-1992 1:19/23 Lines: 28 mspacek@fquest.fidonet.org (Mark Spacek) writes: > I've never messed much with character sets on the ST. Never had any > installed but the system default. Never thought about it much. UNTIL, a > guy showed me a little program the other day. It was called MACINTOS, I > think. It was like 4270 bytes long, went in his auto folder, and changed > the font to a Mac-type font. It changed the font on the GEM menus on the > desktop and the font all through programs that were run. So.. > I got to thinking about installing an ANSI character set to make a > VT-100 terminal work better with a PC ANSI BBS, etc. So, I'd kinda like > to get some feedback about what character set editors are out there. > And do you need a utility to install them, or is it possible to make a > free-standing little program like the MACINTOS thingy that does it all? > Are there any collections of fonts floating around (like maybe with an > ANSI set?). I did get the character set editor that came across > comp.binaries the other day. Thats a start. I guess send any info in > E-Mail, unless you think its something everyone would want to read. > Thanks Uhh, regarding my just-now-posted message.. I forgot to mention that I am using a mono monitor. Thought that might make a difference. I think that Macintos program only runs on mono, but I'm not sure. Sorry about posting this twice like this.... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The preceding opinions are my own and not those of anyone else who might be registered on fquest.fidonet.org. All flames can be sent to alt.flames since we don't read that here. ----------------------------------------------------------------------