1]"FLLMNNOIntroducing PFBFix, the Windows program that fixes Adobe Type I fonts created by CorelDraw's WFNBOSS! BACKGROUND: CorelDraw, one of the truly awesome graphic arts packages for Windows 3.0, has always had superior font capabilities as a major competitive edge. CorelDraw comes with over 100 fonts that can be scaled, filled, rotated and fit to any shape you desire. With CorelDraw 2.0, the capability was included to convert the supplied Corel fonts to Adobe Type I fonts suitable for use with Adobe Type Manager (ATM) for Windows, bringing scalable fonts to PostScript, LaserJet and dot-matrix printer users from all Windows applications that support fonts. Corel converts their fonts with a program called WFNBOSS, which is part of the CorelDraw package. Unfortunately, there are a few little bugs in WFNBOSS that render its converted Type I fonts unusable. First off, ATM expects to find a certain string of characters in a Type I font file near the beginning of the file. WFNBOSS writes the wrong string to the file. PFBFix fixes this. Secondly, each ATM font is supposed to have a unique identification number, known as the UniqueID. WFNBOSS gives every font it creates the same UniqueID of 4221071, which is not too unique. PFBFix fixes this, too, by reading the UniqueIDs of all the ATM font files in your PostScript outline fonts directory (start ATM Control Panel, click on Add button, look at directory listed as 'Target directory for PostScript outline fonts') and fixing the UniqueIDs so they are unique. Finally, you can only create one Type I font per session of WFNBOSS. In other words, start WFNBOSS, convert a Corel font, close WFNBOSS, and restart it for each additional font you want to convert. If you convert multiple fonts in a WFNBOSS session, weird information is written to the fonts files and they will be unreliable at best. PFBFix doesn't fix this problem, so you will still need to convert fonts one at a time. INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Delete any non-working versions of the fonts that exist in your PostScript outline fonts directory (Look at ATM.INI in your Windows directory to get the filenames of the fonts). 2. Start Corel's WFNBOSS. 3. Click the 'Conversion Type' box until it says 'Corel to Adobe Type 1.' 4. Make note of the 'Destination Dir:' directory. 5. Select a font to convert (click the 'More Files' button, if necessary) and click on Convert. 6. Close WFNBOSS. 7. Repeat steps 2 - 7 for all fonts that you want to convert. 8. Start ATM Control Panel. 9. Select 'Add' and find the directory that WFNBOSS listed as the 'Destination Dir:.' 10. Select the fonts (using Ctrl-Click or Shift-Click for multiple selections) and exit ATM Control Panel. 11. Start PFBFix. 12. Select 'Choose Directory...' and locate your PostScript outline font directory. 13. Select 'Fix Files.' PFBFix will give you status information in its title bar. 14. Exit and restart Windows. Your ATM fonts should display OK now. To print ATM fonts on a PostScript printer, you may have to edit WIN.INI. Your ATM fonts should be listed in a [PostScript, ] section which should have a lot of lines in the format softfont=\.pfm (example: softfont1=d:\pfm\arabia.pfm) To print on a PostScript printer, additional information about the location of the corresponding PostScript outline files (which have the extension .PFB) must be added, i.e. softfont1=d:\pfm\arabia.pfm,d:\psfonts\arabia.pfb. Neither PFBFix nor ATM write this information at the present time, but I could be persuaded to add this functionality to PFBFix if people actually register PFBFix for a measly 5 bucks. This is my first product, and if I discover that I can actually get back a little cash for the time and mental energy involved, I'll add his feature, along with a feature that keeps your ATM.INI and WIN.INI files in sync so that you don't get the annoying 'Fonts don't match' message. So there's the sales pitch. PFBFix will work uncrippled if you never send me a dime, but you'll sleep better and live a longer, happier life if you send me $5.00 for giving you the ability to use CorelDraw's WFNBOSS for creating ATM fonts. I know that Corel is planning a fix sometime soon, but this fix is here today. So, send your $5.00 to: New World Software 680 Mass Ave Suite 1B Boston, MA 02118 Attn: Ken Granderson so that I will keep my faith in people and so I can keep feeding my cats Science Diet cat food. And, of course, if you run into problems, feel free to call me at (617) 536-6946 in the evening, or drop me a line in my CompuServe mailbox at 76307, 3571. Happy Fonting! Legal-type stuff follows. PFBFIX Copyright 1991 by New World Software. All rights reserved. SOFTWARE LICENSE PFBFix is not and has never been public domain software, nor is it free software. Non-licensed users are granted a limited license to use PFBFix on a 14-day trial basis for the purpose of determining whether PFBFix is suitable for their needs. The use of PFBFix, except for the initial 14-day trial, requires registration. The use of unlicensed copies of PFBFix, outside of the initial 14-day trial, by any person, business, corporation, government agency or any other entity is strictly prohibited. A single user license permits a user to use PFBFix only on a single computer. Licensed users may use the program on different computers, but may not use the program on more than one computer at the same time. No one may modify or patch the PFBFix executable files in any way, including but not limited to decompiling, disassembling, or otherwise reverse engineering the program. A limited license is granted to copy and distribute PFBFix only for the trial use of others, subject to the above limitations, and also the following: 1. PFBFix must be copied in unmodified form, complete with the file containing this license information. 2. The full machine-readable PFBFix documentation must be included with each copy. 3. PFBFix may not be distributed in conjunction with any other product without a specific license to do so from New World Software. 4. No fee, charge, or other compensation may be requested or accepted, except as authorized below: A. Operators of electronic bulletin board systems (sysops) may make PFBFix available for downloading only as long as the above conditions are met. An overall or time-dependent charge for the use of the bulletin board system is permitted as long as there is not a specific charge for the download of PFBFix. B. Software vendors may distribute PFBFix, but only after obtaining written permission from New World Software. Such permission is usually granted. Please write for details (enclose your catalog). Vendors may charge a disk duplication and handling fee, which, when may not exceed five dollars. C. Non-profit user groups may distribute copies of the PFBFix files to their members, subject to the above conditions, without specific permission. Non-profit groups may collect a disk duplication fee not to exceed five dollars. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED ABOVE, NEW WORLD SOFTWARE DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT. SHOULD THE PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE, THE PURCHASER ASSUMES THE RISK OF PAYING THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR, OR CORRECTION AND ANY INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT WILL NEW WORLD SOFTWARE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION AND THE LIKE) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT EVEN IF NEW WORLD SOFTWARE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. Use of this product for any period of time constitutes your acceptance of this agreement and subjects you to its contents. U.S. GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS Use, duplication, or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subdivision (b)(3)(ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at 252.227-7013. Contractor/manufacturer is New World Software - 680 Mass Ave. Suite 1B, Boston, MA 02118 TRADEMARKS Microsoft and MS-DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. CorelDraw! is a trademark of Corel Systems, Inc. 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