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From: dan@Apple.COM (Dan Allen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: Re: Fonts and HyperCard
Keywords: font fond
Message-ID: <26910@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 7 Mar 89 19:09:56 GMT
References: <38295@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
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In article <38295@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> marvel@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (Howard P. Marvel) writes:
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>I wish to add a font to a HyperCard stack but am unable to figure out
>where to obtain the appropriate resources.  I want to add a 14 point
>Helvetica bold.  I note that simply using resedit to copy in the
>Helvetica FOND resource and a 14 point Helvetica FONT resource does
>not work.  I note also that the author of the Apple Mac CX stack has done
>something similar to what I want to do, but that it uses Garamond
>instead.  I can copy the FONT resource for Garamond into my stack and
>it works fine with textsize 14, textstyle bold, and textfont "b
>garamond bold".  Can someone explain briefly where I can get a
>resource for "b helvetica bold" in 14pt and why it is that simple
>helvetica resources don't work?  Thanks.  (References also would be
>appreciated.  My large collection of HyperCard books seems not to be
>concerned about this issue.)

This is NOT a HyperCard problem, but a general Adobe font weirdness.
Adobe makes some screen fonts that are always bold, always italic, etc.,
in order that they really look good.  (Traditional font design has made
bold and italic fonts completely separately, whereas the Mac kind of
cheats and can modify a basic roman font to be bold or italic.)

Anyway, "b garamond bold" is one of these strange fonts.  There may be a
helvetica version around, but they cause problems.  SuitCase II comes
with a program called Font Harmonizer that helps deal with these
problems.  My personal solution is not to mess with them.

Dan Allen