Font Engine

[Tarzin]

I've recently bought Designer 3.0 (REALLY great Software!) and try to export a project with fonts working for many platforms.

In my project: Use platform independant font engine is checked.
I've used a font called CGTImes (but in my font's directory, there're only files called: CGTimes.font, CGTimes.otag)

When I try to compile an executable (both OS3 or Windows), a warning message appears "can't find CGTimes font on this system" (or something similar)

So:
- where's the problem ?
- It's my CGtimes font which can't be used on my platforms? Are ther missing files on my system ?
- Should I use another font (I need a font that can be 50 pixels high)? -> which one?

Thanks for advance for your help, I'm a bit lost.

[airsoftsoftwair]

CGTimes is an intelli font. These are not supported by the platform independent font engine. The platform independent font engine supports only TrueType fonts, bitmap fonts, and color fonts.

[Tarzin]

Ok Andreas, thanks.
So:
- .otag are intellifont
- .font are bitmaps fonts?
- .ttf are truetypes fonts

So it's totally possible such fonts with Hollywood?
http://www.eaglefonts.com/truetype-feat ... ts-312.htm

How should I use such fonts?
Shall I use ttflib or something else?
Sorry it's not clear for me.

Thanks for your help

[Tarzin]

Solution

Install ttflib
http://aminet.net/search?query=ttflib

Load your .ttf font in ttflib, install font in FONTS:

Open Designer and type the EXACT name of your TTF font (as displayed in ttflib)
Then, enter size.

That's all.
Your TTF font will be used and compiled with exec for every platform.

[airsoftsoftwair]

You don't have to use the TTF library from Aminet. Simply use the ft2.library and FTManager tool that comes with Hollywood to install the font. Also check out the chapter called "Fonts in Hollywood" in the Hollywood guide (look into the index for this topic).

[Tarzin]

Ok Andreas, I found FTManager on Hollywood 4 CD but I didn't see any topic about that in Designer's guide.

II. Font
========

On this page you can choose a font for this text object. You will normally
do this using the font requester button in the toolbar on the first page,
but if you want to use one of Hollywood Designer's inbuilt fonts, you have
to configure this font here because it does not appear in the font requester.
You can also manually enter font name and font size on this page. This is
useful if you are using the platform independent font renderer which allows
you to use fonts that are not actually installed in the operating system.
Thus, they will not show up in the font requester. So if you want to use
these fonts through the platform independent font renderer, you have to
manually enter the font name and font size here, and of course you must
activate platform independent text in the Project properties dialog.

The default fonts of Hollywood Designer are Inbuilt Sans, Inbuilt Serif,
and Inbuilt Monospace. The advantage of these fonts is that they are
inbuilt into Hollywood Designer and thus they are available on every
system. By using these fonts you also do not have to worry about any licensing
fee issues because these fonts can be used without any royalty obligations.

A mention to FT Manager here could be usefull (and what about people who buy Designer only? They don't own Hollywood CD)
If I'm wrong, please let me know