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From: m_herodotus@csc32.enet.dec.com (Mario Herodotus)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: FontMonger conversion to TrueType
Keywords: FontMonger, TrueType, Garamond
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Date: 24 May 91 11:38:52 GMT
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Reply-To: m_herodotus@csc32.enet.dec.com (Mario Herodotus)
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	Basically the question here is not why FontMonger's conversion from 
PS1 to TrueType is bad, the original post says the output is fine, it is just 
the screen display at 12 points that looks lousy.

	I've had the same problem when converting fonts with FontMonger.  But 
I've noticed that it is the bitmap font that looks lousy not the outline font.
I have converted from TT to PS1 never the other way around.  

	What I've noticed is that if the font I am converting is installed in 
my system, then FontMonger seems to scale the installed bitmap and not create a 
new bitmap from the outline.  This happened when I tried to convert the system
fonts (Chicago, Geneva, and Monaco).  I would be curious to see what haapens if
you retry the conversion after deinstalling the screen fonts you are converting
from the system.

	Another alternative is to create a bitmap font size that you probably
won't use (8 point for instance).  This would force TrueType to render the 
screen font from the outline.  Your 12 point font should look OK.  (This works
for PS1 fonts, I know cause I tried it, but I am not familiar enough wit TT 
to bet on this method.)

Mario

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