TreoRenegade
03-24-2003, 09:27 AM
You can file this one under the heading "It pays to nose around and experiment". I'm new to hi-res stuff, so if this is a known deal, forgive me...
Imagine my delightful surprise when I realized I could use FontBucket Converter to make my own HiRes fonts! Free!! There are no instructions or hints about how to do this in the package, so I'm listing what I've learned via trial and error.
HandsHigh.com -> FontBucket -> Downloads:
FontBucket Application and Developer's Kit
Available for Win, Mac and Unix.
Don't let the "developer" handle spook you (hey, I can only spell developer). It's basically just FBConvert.exe. When the screen opens, you'll see 3 buttons on the right, the first of which = NEW. Clicking that opens to your Win Fonts folder (or equivalent for the other OS platforms). Pick the font you want, a desired variation of that font (regular, bold, etc, point size). Click "OK".
A "details" screen then appears. Be sure "HiRes" is checked, and (suggestion) enter a one letter description for the "style", i.e., B(old), N(arrow), R(regular), I(talics). Click "OK".
Continue per font to grab each variation you want (wise to grab a regular, bold, and italics, per point size). You can combine fonts in one pdb, or just do a pdb file per font- whatever you prefer. (FYI: For experimenting, I found it easier to segregate one font group per package, so I could keep track of discards versus keepers as I went along.)
After you get all the fonts/variations you want, package them for the TG50 by clicking the black floppy-disk icon (3rd from left, after New (file) and Open (pdb file), just under the main menu bar, which = save, i.e., TahomaHR.pdb.
Took me 3 times as long to explain it as to actually do it. But warning-- don't even think about jumping in unless you've got a free evening. Downright addictive! ;)
Imagine my delightful surprise when I realized I could use FontBucket Converter to make my own HiRes fonts! Free!! There are no instructions or hints about how to do this in the package, so I'm listing what I've learned via trial and error.
HandsHigh.com -> FontBucket -> Downloads:
FontBucket Application and Developer's Kit
Available for Win, Mac and Unix.
Don't let the "developer" handle spook you (hey, I can only spell developer). It's basically just FBConvert.exe. When the screen opens, you'll see 3 buttons on the right, the first of which = NEW. Clicking that opens to your Win Fonts folder (or equivalent for the other OS platforms). Pick the font you want, a desired variation of that font (regular, bold, etc, point size). Click "OK".
A "details" screen then appears. Be sure "HiRes" is checked, and (suggestion) enter a one letter description for the "style", i.e., B(old), N(arrow), R(regular), I(talics). Click "OK".
Continue per font to grab each variation you want (wise to grab a regular, bold, and italics, per point size). You can combine fonts in one pdb, or just do a pdb file per font- whatever you prefer. (FYI: For experimenting, I found it easier to segregate one font group per package, so I could keep track of discards versus keepers as I went along.)
After you get all the fonts/variations you want, package them for the TG50 by clicking the black floppy-disk icon (3rd from left, after New (file) and Open (pdb file), just under the main menu bar, which = save, i.e., TahomaHR.pdb.
Took me 3 times as long to explain it as to actually do it. But warning-- don't even think about jumping in unless you've got a free evening. Downright addictive! ;)