.fon files
Peter Pietschmann
Could anyone send me the definition of .fon files. I do not have
the Microsoft SDK or DDK and only have to generate 1 font file.
mred...@cruzio.com
Peter Pietschmann <mcpp...@generation.net> wrote:
>Could anyone send me the definition of .fon files. I do not have
>the Microsoft SDK or DDK and only have to generate 1 font file.
I am in a similar dilema. The .fon files are actually WIN32 New
Executable files. They are dynamic-link libraries which are compiled
and linked into .exe files and then renamed to .fon. From what I have
obtained the .fnt files are contained within the .fon file, but I have
not been able to determine where in the file they are and if they are
in thier native form or not. I am still looking into this and would
appreciate any help on the format of the .fon file if anyone knows
it.
Mike
Stephen Baynes
mred...@cruzio.com wrote:
: Peter Pietschmann <mcpp...@generation.net> wrote:
A .fon file is a .dll with no code and the .fnt files added as FONT resources.
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Jay Burns IV
Steven-
It is my understanding that a .fon file contains the hinting information from the
TTF file, as would be kept in the 'cvt' and 'glyf' tables in the .TTF files. This
is why you can delete a .FON file (as when you de-install a TTF font) and still re-
construct the entire font when you (re)install it. The actual internal format of
a .fon file is still a mystery to me...
Hope this helps a bit, anyway...
jb4
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Christopher Fynn
In article <N.061996....@ns1.ix.netcom.com>
j_b...@ix.netcom.com "Jay Burns IV" writes:
> Steven-
>
> It is my understanding that a .fon file contains the hinting information from
> the
> TTF file, as would be kept in the 'cvt' and 'glyf' tables in the .TTF files.
> This
> is why you can delete a .FON file (as when you de-install a TTF font) and still
> re-
> construct the entire font when you (re)install it. The actual internal format
> of
> a .fon file is still a mystery to me...
>
> Hope this helps a bit, anyway...
>
> jb4
Your confusing .FON files which are fonts (generally bitmapped)
with .FOT files which are generated when you install TT fonts
in Windows 3.1x
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Stephen Baynes
Jay Burns IV (j_b...@ix.netcom.com) wrote:
: Steven-
Actually it is 'Stephen'
: It is my understanding that a .fon file contains the hinting information from the
: TTF file, as would be kept in the 'cvt' and 'glyf' tables in the .TTF files. This
: is why you can delete a .FON file (as when you de-install a TTF font) and still re-
: construct the entire font when you (re)install it. The actual internal format of
: a .fon file is still a mystery to me...
: Hope this helps a bit, anyway...
: jb4
What I think you are describing is a .FOT file which is not quite the same as a
.FON file.
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: On 6/18/96 2:46AM, in message <Dt6qx...@ukpsshp1.serigate.philips.nl>, Stephen Baynes <bay...@ukpsshp1.serigate.philips.nl> wrote:
: > mred...@cruzio.com wrote:
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: > : in thier native form or not. I am still looking into this and would
Judie Thalacker
> > It is my understanding that a .fon file contains the hinting information from
> > the
> > TTF file, as would be kept in the 'cvt' and 'glyf' tables in the .TTF files.
> > This
> > is why you can delete a .FON file (as when you de-install a TTF font) and still
> > re-
> > construct the entire font when you (re)install it. The actual internal format
> > of
> > a .fon file is still a mystery to me...
A .FON is a bitmapped font, which can contain multiple point sizes. A TrueType does not
*need* the .FON for anything, not to carry any tables or whatever. A .FON can be used for
screen display, substituting for the TTF at available sizes, if the application allows it.
It can be also be used for printing, but only if appropriate printer drivers are
installed.
A .FOT is a pointer, it explains to the operating system where the font really is (I
believe this is a system kluge involving the switch from DOS to Windows.) The .fot is
created by the OS during font installation.
Fontographer (PC and Mac) can create .FON files, with or without TrueType.
Judie Thalacker
Fontographer QA
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