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From: manes@vger.nsu.edu ((Mark D. Manes), Norfolk State University)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.programmer
Subject: Re: Bitmapped font scaling?  AmigaMail!
Message-ID: <1141.286b4649@vger.nsu.edu>
Date: 28 Jun 91 18:23:05 GMT
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In article <22744@cbmvax.commodore.com>, carolyn@cbmvax.commodore.com (Carolyn Scheppner - CATS) writes:
> In article <1124.2867637f@vger.nsu.edu> manes@vger.nsu.edu ((Mark D. Manes), Norfolk State University) writes:
>>...
>> [My original comments deleted..]
>>
> As long as the caller doesn't set the FPF_DESIGNED flag in
> TextAttr.Flags when calling OpenDiskFont(), 2.0 will scale the
> font to the size requested if the size is not available as
> a designed size.
>

Ah.. so it can be turned off!

> This will be bitmap scaling for non-outline fonts, and these can
> look pretty weird.  However, for upcoming outline fonts, it will
> look great.

Will outline fonts go into the fonts: area or will they appear 
elsewhere on the system?  Is it possible to tell whether a 
scaled font (bitmapped) or a outline font has been selected? 

> 
> As far as processing/filtering goes, I felt it was better to let
> people scale fonts by default - after all, the user has to explicitly
> do extra work to enter a size that is not presented in the list.
> I felt that the scrolling list implied "Here are the fonts I want you
> to chose from", and that a user who goes out of their way to enter
> something other than what is presented in the list 1. knows what
> they want and 2. can live with the consequences.

I see your point and agree.  I did not realize that it was not
actually the requestor doing the scaling but diskfont.library and
graphics.library so I guess the religous question is moot.  I like
your reasoning.

> 
> The application is always free to reject the font selected and
> force the user to choose again.
> 

Good!  My fears are removed.

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