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If unchecked, Fontographer will leave the older files alone,
and change the name of the conflicting file by appending a
bullet ( ) or dollar sign ($) to the file name.
8. AFM files are not used on the Macintosh. This option
is turned off by default. If you think you’ve got a use
for the AFM, then output it.
9. Use the Set Folder/Directory button to tell
Fontographer where you’d like to place your fonts.
The Set Folder/Directory button displays a standard Save
File dialog which enables the user to select any folder as
the destination folder for their fonts. The currently
specified directory will appear in the Generate Font Files
dialog.
11. Press “Generate” to create your font files and close
this dialog .
Other Type 3 Formats
The Absolute coordinates checkbox creates a file
extension of “.abs.” This is an ASCII text file which is
often used by sign-cutters in their plastic cutting machines
which require absolute coordinates, rather than the usual
relative coordinates. PostScript-Absolute requires a
compressed file so when that option is checked, the
Compressed option should also be checked.
If you uncheck the Compressed checkbox, Fontographer
will create a plain PostScript file. PostScript programmers
use this to generate standard PostScript definitions of all the
characters in the font. This will create a usable, if very
large, Type 3 PostScript font.
Compressed is the standard Type 3 font format. This font
file can be used for both automatically downloadable fonts
or fonts that are to be down-loaded to the printer’s hard
disk. Compressed PostScript is the preferred form for
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