Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!watmath!att!cbnewsc!freak
From: freak@cbnewsc.ATT.COM (c.e.malloy..iii)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: Converting CorelDRAW fonts?
Message-ID: <14209@cbnewsc.ATT.COM>
Date: 7 Mar 90 20:08:45 GMT
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Reply-To: freak@cbnewsc.ATT.COM (c.e.malloy..iii,ih,)
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
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.The problem is that corel fonts are not hinted, that is they don't look
.very good at small resolutions. There are two ways I can suggest you
.could try:
.
.1. Cut some text out of Corel and it will be put on the clipboard as a
.Metafile. You can now paste it into products like Windows Write and it
.makes a good headline. The disadvantages are that it only looks good if
.the size is over about 24 points because of the hinting problem above;
.also you are stuck with the wording and can only change by going back
.into Corel.
.
.2. Use a program like snap or blowup to cut fonts out of Corel screens
.as bitmaps, and paste them into the font editor. The fine tuning can be
.done by hand in the font editor. This is very time-consuming but does
.work. (I have generated a Greek font in a similar manner.)
.

That's a GREAT amount of work for something that is very easy.
If you like a font, buy it.  Try Adobe. All of the fonts in Corel Draw
version 1.1 are copies of Adobe PostScript fonts.

Clancy Malloy
AT&T Bell Labs
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