From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2013 13:12:53 -0600 Message-ID: From: Blake McBride To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a11c2d3de0af3bf04ed4704a7 Subject: Re: [9fans] Acme: fonts Topicbox-Message-UUID: 962f8b5a-ead8-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 --001a11c2d3de0af3bf04ed4704a7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I am running a 17" MacBook Pro with OS/X 10.6.8. I am running plan9port on my Mac, not Plan-9 or Inferno so there is no fontsrv. I can, however, run: find /usr/local/plan9port/font -name '*.font' to see what is available. Currently, there are 242 available. The top level looks like this: big5 fixed gb jis luc lucm lucsans misc naga10 palatino pelm sample shinonome smiley special times I can easily get to and use any of them. The problem is that they are low res (definitely usable but still a bit pixilated). Thanks. Blake On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 12:52 PM, andrey mirtchovski wrote: > try "acme -a -f /mnt/font/Menlo-Regular/12a/font" > > run the fontsrv command and run '9p ls font' to see what's available > on your mac. > > On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 11:45 AM, Blake McBride > wrote: > > Greetings, > > > > I am using acme on a Mac form plan9port. > > > > The fonts that are used when the system comes up are usable. Also, I > know > > how to use the Font command. I tried several of the fonts (*.font) that > > come with the system too. > > > > The problem is that the fonts are low-res and pixilated (when compared to > > almost any other program on the Mac). (I think I saw the same problem > under > > Linux.) > > > > Are there hi-res fonts I can use? Perhaps fonts that come with the Max > and > > Linux? I don't know how to use them. > > > > Thanks. > > > > Blake McBride > > > > --001a11c2d3de0af3bf04ed4704a7 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I am running a 17" MacBook Pro with OS/X 10.6.8.
=
I am running plan9port on my Mac, not Plan-9 or Inferno so t= here is no fontsrv. =A0I can, however, run:

=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0find /usr/local/plan9po= rt/font -name '*.font'

to see what is available. =A0Currently, th= ere are 242 available. =A0The top level looks like this:

big5
fixed
gb
= jis
luc
lucm
lucsans
misc
naga10
palatino
pelm
sample
shinonome
smiley
special
ti= mes


I can easily get to and use any of them.= =A0The problem is that they are low res (definitely usable but still a bit= pixilated).

Thanks.

Blak= e



On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 12:52 PM, andrey mirtchovski <mirtchovski@gmail.com> wrote:
try "acme -a -f /mnt/font/Menlo-Regular/= 12a/font"

run the fontsrv command and run '9p ls= font' to see what's available
on your mac.

On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 11:45 AM, Blake McBride <blake@mcbride.name> wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> I am using acme on a Mac form plan9port.
>
> The fonts that are used when the system comes up are usable. =A0Also, = I know
> how to use the Font command. =A0I tried several of the fo= nts (*.font) that
> come with the system too.
>
> The problem is that the fonts are low-res and pixilated (when compared= to
> almost any other program on the Mac). =A0(I think I saw t= he same problem under
> Linux.)
>
> Are there hi-res fonts I can use? =A0Perhaps fonts that c= ome with the Max and
> Linux? =A0I don't know how to use them.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Blake McBride
>


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