nanogui: Thread: convfnt32.exe

Hi All,

Another way to get larger built-in fonts is to create a larger font by
definition. I wanted to play with this by using the convfnt32.exe utility.
I just checked-out the convfnt32.exe from CVS but it doesn't run on my
Windows XP computer. It aborts with a message "This program cannot be run in
DOS mode".

Does somebody has a clue what happens here?

Regards,
Petro

> Another way to get larger built-in fonts is to create a larger font by
definition. I wanted to play with this by using the convfnt32.exe utility.

A better way is to find an existing .bdf or .pcf font that meets
your needs.  If the font is .ttf, then there are other conversion
utilities to create a .bdf or .pcf from it.



> I just checked-out the convfnt32.exe from CVS but it doesn't run on my
Windows XP computer. It aborts with a message "This program cannot be run in
DOS mode".  Does somebody has a clue what happens here?

Yes - that binary is very old, and was created using the
console rather than graphical application linker switch.  That means
XP runs the DOS application compatibility emulator to try to
run the application.  You're better off to recompile the .exe
if you really want to use it.  I wrote it as a quick hack before
we had other conversion utilities like convbdf  which are
now included.

Regards,

Greg

Hi,

>> I just checked-out the convfnt32.exe from CVS but it 
>> doesn't run on my
>> Windows XP computer. It aborts with a message "This program 
>> cannot be run in DOS mode".  Does somebody has a clue what 
>> happens here?
> 
> Yes - that binary is very old, and was created using the 
> console rather than graphical application linker switch.  
> That means XP runs the DOS application compatibility emulator 
> to try to run the application.  You're better off to 
> recompile the .exe if you really want to use it.  I wrote it 
> as a quick hack before we had other conversion utilities like 
> convbdf  which are now included.

I got it working on my laptop that runs Windows2000. There it works, very
fine.
I am now able to create any font i like, although i am strugling with
height/width ratio.

I want to use the built-in raster-type fonts because it is very fast. Using
a TTF slows down the system very....very.. ...much :-(

Thx,
Petro