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From: ejkst@cisunx.UUCP (Eric J. Kennedy)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Fast fonts...  (AkA, FF )
Message-ID: <15096@cisunx.UUCP>
Date: 19 Jan 89 17:24:39 GMT
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Reply-To: ejkst@unix.cis.pittsburgh.edu (Eric J. Kennedy)
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In article <27596@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> me128-aw@kepler.Berkeley.EDU (me128 student) writes:
>-> How ( if possible) can I get fast fonts to work with a 11-point font?
>   If I can't, is there a program out there which can?
>   (I know one of the fish disk has a replacement for the text() which does
>    this)
>   If not, is there any chance of a fix for ff to handle this?

The version of fastfonts that you could buy from MicroSmiths had an
option that will enable it to work with an 11 point text.
Unfortunately, I don't think that feature is in the one released with
the 1.3 operating system.  The other program that I'm aware of is
Blitzfonts.  In addition to the freely distributable 8 point version,
Hayes Haugen wrote versions for 9 points through about 16 points.
He promised to send you these versions in return for a shareware fee.
Unfortunately, he then decided to blow off the Amiga community,
apparently.  Anyone foolish enough to actually send him a shareware fee
got nothing but a blank check for his generousity.  

But the 9-16 point versions of Blitzfonts do exist.

-- 
Eric Kennedy
ejkst@cisunx.UUCP