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3270font: A font for the nostalgic
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3270font: A font for the nostalgic
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https://github.com/rbanffy/3270font
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![Travis-CI](https://api.travis-ci.org/rbanffy/3270font.svg)
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![Screenshot](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wiki/rbanffy/3270font/emacs.png)
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![Screenshot](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wiki/rbanffy/3270font/emacs.png)
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@ -16,23 +17,31 @@ for guidance.
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![Using with the cool-old-tern (now cool-retro-term) terminal program]
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![Using with the cool-old-tern (now cool-retro-term) terminal program]
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(https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wiki/rbanffy/3270font/cool-retro-term.png)
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(https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wiki/rbanffy/3270font/cool-retro-term.png)
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Getting it
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If you are running Debian or Ubuntu and you don't want to mess with
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building your font files, you can simply `apt-get install
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fonts-3270`. It'll most likely not the latest version, with all new
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glyphs I add from time to time, but it's good enough for most
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purposes. For those who don't have the luxury of a proper system-managed
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package, Adobe Type 1, TTF, OTF and WOFF versions are available for
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download on http://s3.amazonaws.com/rbanffy/3270_fonts_14e43fc.zip
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(although this URL may not always reflect the latest version).
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The format
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The format
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This font was built with FontForge. You'll need it if you want to
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The "source" file is edited using FontForge. You'll need it if you want
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generate fonts for your platform. On most civilized operating systems,
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to generate fonts for your platform. On most civilized operating
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you can simply `apt-get install fontforge`, `yum install fontforge` or
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systems, you can simply `apt-get install fontforge`, `yum install
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even `port install fontforge`. On others, you may need to grab your copy
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fontforge` or even `port install fontforge`. On others, you may need to
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from http://fontforge.org/. I encourage you to drop by and read the
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grab your copy from http://fontforge.org/. I encourage you to drop by
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tutorials.
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and read the tutorials.
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![Powerline-shell compatible!]
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![Powerline-shell compatible!]
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(https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wiki/rbanffy/3270font/powerline.png)
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(https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wiki/rbanffy/3270font/powerline.png)
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Adobe Type 1, TTF, OTF and WOFF versions are available for download on
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http://s3.amazonaws.com/rbanffy/3270_fonts_1aeb375.zip for those who
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would just like to use them.
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![Using it on OSX (don't forget to turn antialiasing on)]
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![Using it on OSX (don't forget to turn antialiasing on)]
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(https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wiki/rbanffy/3270font/osx_terminal.png)
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(https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wiki/rbanffy/3270font/osx_terminal.png)
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![Works on Windows]
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![Works on Windows]
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(https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wiki/rbanffy/3270font/windows_7.png)
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(https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wiki/rbanffy/3270font/windows_7.png)
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Generating derived files
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Generating usable font files
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The easiest way to generate the font files your computer can use is to
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run `make all` (if you are running Ubuntu or Debian, `make install` will
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install them too). Using `make help` will offer a handy list of options.
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The script `generate_derived.pe` calls FontForge and generates
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The script `generate_derived.pe` calls FontForge and generates
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PostScript, OTF, TTF and WOFF versions of the base font, as well as a
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PostScript, OTF, TTF and WOFF versions of the base font, as well as a
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slightly more condensed .sfd file with the base font narrowed to 488
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slightly more condensed .sfd file with the base font narrowed to 488
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units, with no glyph rescaling and its corresponding PostScript, TTF,
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units, with no glyph rescaling (or cropping - we need to fix that) and
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OTF and WOFF versions.
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its corresponding PostScript, TTF, OTF and WOFF versions.
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Contributing
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Contributing
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I don't think GitHub's pull-request mechanism is FontForge-friendly. If
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I fear GitHub's pull-request mechanism may not be very
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you want to contribute (there are a lot of missing glyphs, such as the
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FontForge-friendly. If you want to contribute (there are a lot of
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APL set and most non-latin alphabets which most likely were never built
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missing glyphs, such as the APL set and most non-latin alphabets which
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into 3270 terminals), get in touch and we will figure out how to do it
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most likely were never built into 3270 terminals), the best workflow
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right.
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would be to make add the encoding slots (if needed), add/make the
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changes, reencode it in "Unicode, Full", compact it and validate
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it. Check if the `git diff` command gives out something sensible (does
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not change things you didn't intend to) and make a pull request. If, in
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doubt, get in touch and we will figure out how to do it right.
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Preserving history
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Preserving history
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I regard the history of electronic computing a very important part of
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I regard the evolution of electronic computing a very important part of
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our civilization's history. Consider donating to entities that help
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our civilization's history. Consider donating to entities that help
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preserve it, such as the Computer History Museum
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preserve it, such as the Computer History Museum
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(http://www.computerhistory.org/), the IT History Society
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(http://www.computerhistory.org/), the IT History Society
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