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Subject:Re: Need TrueType Font--Clarification From:"Peter Ring, PRC" <prc -at- ISA -dot- DKNET -dot- DK> Date:Wed, 24 Sep 1997 11:24:58 +1
Bev parks wrote
> A coworker is in desparate need of a monospaced TrueType font that
> has a slashed zero. I thought for sure this was discussed here
> recently, but after checking the archives back to July sometime, I
> couldn't find it.
>
> If anyone is aware of such a font, please let me know. Free and
> available by download is preferable because we're not allowed to
> spend any money this close to the end of the fiscal year.
> ...
> Sorry, folks. I should have been more specific. The font is needed for a
> user application, not for documentation. The Alt-0216 combination won't
> work for us.
I don't know how you can use ALT-216, which on my PC will generate an
Ï (I-trema). If the application is to be used internationally, I will
also warn you against using the Danish-Norwegian Ø (O-slash), which
for us is a normal wowel, and not a number.
Here is a solution:
By means of Corel Draw (there are other possibilities, too), you can
create your own font:
1. Find the TTF file for the font you use.
2. Make a copy of it under another name, *AND in another directory*.
3. In Corel Draw, type a 720 point 0 (zero). The 0 must be printed
with the x,y-coordinate's (0,0) point as the font baselines: Move
lower left corner of the "0" to (0,0)). Make sure it is one item,
i.e. if you use a rectangle, convert it to curves, and "combine"
it with the rest of the "0".
4. Export it to <your new font file>. During the export procedure
open the "Options" box and give the font a new name. Select "0"
to be the character you save. For your 0, use "Auto" font width to
make sure the font width is like the other numbers.
5. Copy or move the file to your fonts directory.
6. Install the new font if needed - Win 95 don't need it.
Depending of what you are using the font for, make sure you get the
proper copyright permissions in writing!
Greetings from Denmark
Peter Ring
PRC (Peter Ring Consultants)
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