User Guide

FON
This option gives you FON file generation for use in
Windows. FONs allow you to have hand-tuned bitmaps
which you can use as screen fonts in Windows.
Fontographer 4.1 generates FONs at the standard
Windows VGA resolution of 96 dpi. In order for the bitmaps
from Fontographer on the Macintosh to match up to the
higher resolution bitmaps in Windows, you must apply a 4/3
factor to the source bitmap. In other words, if you want the
bitmap to be 12 points in Windows, then start with a 16
point bitmap on the Macintosh. The formula to use would
be Windows bitmap size X 3 = bitmap size in
Fontographer. Fontographer 4.1 for Windows converts the
bitmap sizes automatically. (For more information, refer to
the section on Creating bitmaps for cross-platform use.)
The ID Field
The ID field is provided to assign the font family ID. Bitmap
font families (essentially, FONDs) are identified internally
by a unique number ranging between 1 and 16,383.
Numbers between 1 and 1,023 have already been used by
Apple and other font developers, and they should not be
used. Apple has reserved font numbers between 3,071 and
16,383 for commercial use. However, when creating a font,
you must try to choose a value that does not conflict with
those assigned to existing fonts. This is especially important
with respect to your printing devices, like those at your
service bureau. Macromedia recommends that you assign
font numbers ranging from 1,024 to 3,070 to try to avoid
those conflicts.
Conflicting font IDs are automatically renumbered during
font installation, but this renumbering can cause confusion
when the font is used. Many Macintosh programs identify
fonts by ID number, not by name. Thus, if you move a
document from one computer to another, the displayed
fonts may change if numbering conflicts occurred during
font installation. The best way to avoid this problem is to
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