Article # 231, added by Geoworks, historical record
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Creating Fonts for GEOS.



  There are two kinds of fonts for Geos: bitmap and vector (outline).
  Sans and Mono are examples of vector fonts.
  Jsys and Notepad are examples of bitmap fonts.

  VECTOR FONTS

  There are a couple softwares that will convert True Type or 
  Adobe Type 1 fonts to Geos format.

  A company named Ancer Technologies (Atech), now out of business,
  produced a font converter named AllType that would convert from
  Type 1 or True Type directly to Geos format. AllType is hard to 
  find, but last I heard it was available from the Download 
  SuperStore on Prodigy or from Softdisk at 1-800-831-2694.

  Micrologic, located in Emeryville CA, makes two software 
  products that may be used to convert Type 1 fonts to Geos format.
  You need both More Import and More Type.

  1. More Import (MI) will import Type 1 fonts to MicroLogic's own 
  proprietary format. MicroLogic's More Fonts package includes MI starting 
  with version 3.0. Owners of earlier versions of More Fonts or folks who 
  own More Type (see below) can purchase MI directly from MicroLogic.

  2. More Type (MT) will export fonts from MicroLogic's own proprietary 
  format to Geos format directly... or to NimbusQ (URW Generic) format, 
  which the Geos Nimbus Font Converter will then convert to Geos format.

  The Geos Nimbus Font Converter will convert NimbusQ fonts to
  Geos format. It's available as part of Geoworks version 1.2
  desktop software, known as Ensemble or Quick Start.

  FontMonger, a Windows-based font conversion program, will convert
  fonts to a NimbusQ format that the Geos Nimbus Font Converter will
  recognize and will then convert to Geos format. 

  I've seen some public domain cyrillic fonts converted to Geos 
  format on BBSs, online services, and at Internet sites -- but 
  the quality of PD fonts isn't usually very good.


  BITMAP FONTS

  Bitmap fonts are used for screen display, but not for printing.
  I don't know the details about how these are created...