Hi everybody,

Just a quick question, I hope somebody can help me:

I have some fonts in Type1-Format as .pfb/.pfm-files and want to use them
with CorelDraw. I am sure there must be some way -- but I could not find
the answer in the CorelDraw help.
(There is an option in the preferences called "Show type 1 fonts" -- but I
don't know where to place the .pfb/.pfm-files. Putting them in
/Library/Fonts does not help, it seems that the format is not recognized...)

I am using CorelDraw11 on Mac OS X 10.3.

Thanks in advance for any help!

Andreas

Andreas Gschwendtner wrote:
> Hi everybody,
> Just a quick question, I hope somebody can help me:

> I have some fonts in Type1-Format as .pfb/.pfm-files and want to use them
> with CorelDraw. I am sure there must be some way -- but I could not find
> the answer in the CorelDraw help.
> (There is an option in the preferences called "Show type 1 fonts" -- but I
> don't know where to place the .pfb/.pfm-files. Putting them in
> /Library/Fonts does not help, it seems that the format is not recognized...)
> I am using CorelDraw11 on Mac OS X 10.3.
> Thanks in advance for any help!
> Andreas

The pfb/pfm fonts are for the PC only. They need to be converted (or
re-purchased, depending on licensing considerations and your respect for
them) for use on a mac. 

Note - this has nothing to do with Corel Draw - it applies to the whole
OS platform.

 - Character

On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 16:49:05 +0000, Character wrote:

> The pfb/pfm fonts are for the PC only. They need to be converted (or
> re-purchased, depending on licensing considerations and your respect for
> them) for use on a mac. 
> 
> Note - this has nothing to do with Corel Draw - it applies to the whole
> OS platform.
> 
>  - Character

Thanks for your quick reply -- I was afraid somebody would say anything
like that. The irony of the subject is that I bought those fonts in
..pfb/.pfm-Format deliberately, to use them with TeX on my Mac OS X box.
Now I just wanted to quickly make a drawing, which I would save as pdf and
include into my pdfTeX-file. Of course I wanted to use the same fonts that
are used in the rest of the document generated with pdfTeX. I now managed
to make my CorelDraw Documents on a friend's PC with ScalaSans type1
fonts installed, because I think that nobody can expect me to buy the
same font twice, just to use it consistently within *one* document...

Andreas

Andreas Gschwendtner wrote:

> Thanks for your quick reply -- I was afraid somebody would say anything
> like that. The irony of the subject is that I bought those fonts in
> .pfb/.pfm-Format deliberately, to use them with TeX on my Mac OS X box.
> Now I just wanted to quickly make a drawing, which I would save as pdf and
> include into my pdfTeX-file. Of course I wanted to use the same fonts that
> are used in the rest of the document generated with pdfTeX. I now managed
> to make my CorelDraw Documents on a friend's PC with ScalaSans type1
> fonts installed, because I think that nobody can expect me to buy the
> same font twice, just to use it consistently within *one* document...
> 

If you have the non-FPU version of Fontographer, and Classic is running
on your OSX, you can easily turn the pfb/pfm combintation into
something usable for you. If your OSX  doesn't have Classic running,
Fontlab or Transtype can do the trick. If you need help with the
conversion, drop me a line.

'

Andreas Gschwendtner <gschwendtner@nurfuerspam.de> wrote in message news:<pan.2003.11.24.14.30.55.800347@nurfuerspam.de>...
> I have some fonts in Type1-Format as .pfb/.pfm-files and want to use them
>.......
> I am using CorelDraw11 on Mac OS X 10.3.

To make Classic Mac OS fonts, and if you have access to a Windows
machine, use Crossfont from <www.asy.com>. I've done this and it
works.

I found this discussion on how to make native OSX fonts:
<http://www.masda.vxu.se/~pku/MacOSX_TeX/2002b/msg00624.html>
and following posts in that thread.

On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 23:55:43 +0000, Apostrophe wrote:

> If you have the non-FPU version of Fontographer, and Classic is running
> on your OSX, you can easily turn the pfb/pfm combintation into
> something usable for you. 

no, I have not. But I do have access to another Mac, which has Classic
installed at work and I have a Windows machine, too.

> If your OSX  doesn't have Classic running,
> Fontlab or Transtype can do the trick. If you need help with the
> conversion, drop me a line.

Is the process complicated? It would indeed be great for me if you could
provide some more information.

Thanks for your help,

Andreas

Andreas Gschwendtner wrote:
> 
> Is the process complicated? It would indeed be great for me if you could
> provide some more information.
> 

No, the process is very simple if you have the right application.

Here's how to do it with Fontlab 4+ on OSX:
1 - Make sure that both PFB and PFM files are in the same folder.
2 - Open the PFB file with Fontlab.
3 - File > Generate Font, and take it from there to produce a type 1
font usable on any Mac OS.

In Fontographer (non-FPU version with Classic activated - Fontographer
doesn't run on OSX without Classic):
1 - Open the PFB file with Fontographer.
2 - File > Import > Metrics.
3 - Choose "Kerning and spacing" in the dialog that appears.
4 - Point to the PFM file (if the dialog box doesn't recognize the PFM
file as something FOG can open, just change the PFM file type to TEXT
using File Buddy or a similar tool). Click OK.
5 - File > Import > Metrics again.
6 - This time choose "Ascent/descent" and point to the PFM. Click OK.
7 - File > Generate Font Files.
Et voil�.

In Transtype (works on OSX), just drag the PFB and PFM on the app, and
it'll convert the font for you without problems.

'

On Thu, 27 Nov 2003 02:31:30 +0000, Apostrophe wrote:

> Andreas Gschwendtner wrote:
>> 
>> Is the process complicated? It would indeed be great for me if you could
>> provide some more information.
>> 
> 
> No, the process is very simple if you have the right application.

unfortunately I do not...

A.

Andreas Gschwendtner wrote:

> > No, the process is very simple if you have the right application.
> unfortunately I do not...
>

Well, if you do need help with this, send me an email and I'll try my
best to help you. apostrophe at apostrophiclab.com

'

Andreas Gschwendtner <gschwendtner@nurfuerspam.de> writes:

> Thanks for your quick reply -- I was afraid somebody would say anything
> like that. The irony of the subject is that I bought those fonts in
> .pfb/.pfm-Format deliberately, to use them with TeX on my Mac OS X box.

You could try to use t1mac from the Type 1 utilities
<URL:http://www.lcdf.org/type/>. I don't know if there are any prebuild
binaries for Mac OS X, though.

cheerio
ralf