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From: forsyth@caldo.demon.co.uk
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] Using TrueType fonts
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 10:34:11 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <f3866eb3e40def4be3be069d26fd773e@caldo.demon.co.uk> (raw)

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it's not a font server, just a converter to subfonts.
even at that it's a bit simplistic.

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To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] Using TrueType fonts
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 09:13:54 GMT
Message-ID: <ec836bd9.0206141058.6e0238a@posting.google.com>

forsyth@caldo.demon.co.uk wrote in message news:<c1cac0deddfb260d3ba1e975d58fa666@caldo.demon.co.uk>...
> i've got a freetype 1 port that might help, but the licence under
> which you obtained that .ttf file almost certainly allows its use only
> under windows, so there's not much point in converting it, unless you
> were planning to licence the typeface yourself for use on Plan 9 (but
> they often come from monobrained Monotype, so good luck).
>
> --

Where can I find this freetype port? Assume I will only use it with
fonts I have permission to use ;) .

How does freetype fit into rio anyway? The 8 paper says no font
server exists, is this different in rio?

Joel

             reply	other threads:[~2002-06-17  9:34 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2002-06-17  9:34 forsyth [this message]
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2002-06-13 10:39 forsyth
2002-06-17  9:13 ` Joel Salomon
2002-06-17  9:19 ` Joel Salomon
2002-06-13  9:29 Joel Salomon

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