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5 Sep 2024 10:26:43 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Use of non "letter" true type fonts  
From: The "D"
Date: 1 Mar 2001 00:15:19
Message: <3a9ddae7@news.povray.org>
Pabs <"pabs3"@ no spam thanx dot crosswinds.net> wrote in message
news:3a9cb9b6@news.povray.org...
> Before you go blaming POV :) try looking at each glyph with either a font
> editing
> program (check the links) or any font renderer.
> ie the font viewing prog that comes with windows or the freetype renderer
> plugin that comes with The Gimp.
> Note that some normal win32 fonts won't work with freetype.

POV uses the freetype libs? Where could I get the freetype renderer plugin
for the gimp?


> You may be able to fix the font by mucking around with the font's table
> type(unicode/windoze/macsomething) using a font editor.
>
> BTW AFAIK those boxes are usually the glyph for characters that the font
does
> not define.
>
> other than that I dunno

Right, except that the characters I am trying to use are defined for that
font.


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