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From: solderit@burdvax.PRC.Unisys.COM (James Solderitsch)
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Subject: fonds and fonts
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Date: Mon, 16-Mar-87 10:29:36 EST
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Keywords: fond font resedit font id

I've been trying to change the resources in a third party font
file. The font file includes both a fond and font resource.

Inspecting this font shows a basic font id less than 128 which
is in the range reserved to Apple. Also, when this font is installed
in my system file, certain peculiarities occur; e.g. the
chooser desk accessory uses an enlarged version of this font
instead of Chicago in its dialog box. This problem font is
also used as the default font when opening a new document with
MacWrite 4.5.

I'm using a Mac+ (upgraded from a 128) with 5.3, 3.2 etc. (latest
official stuff).

Question: is the the font id the culprit here?

I tried changing the fond id and the corresponding font id
(128 times the fond id plus the point size) using resedit but
then FontDaMover barfs when I try and install the modified font
in the system file (something about there were "serious problems"
id 3, 0, with only the Finder button enabled in the alert box).

Obviously I'm doing something wrong. Precisely, what tricks do I
instruct resedit to perform to completely change a font's id
where the font file includes both a font and a fond resource?
BTW, I'm a novice resedit user (as might be apparent from this
posting).

Any help appreciated. If similar situations have occurred to you,
drop me a line -- if enough interest, I'll post any findings to
the net.

Jim Solderitsch
Unisys/Paoli Research Center
Paoli PA