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|  | 3270font: A font for the nostalgic | ||||||
|  | ================================== | ||||||
|  | https://github.com/rbanffy/3270font | ||||||
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|  | A little bit of history | ||||||
|  | ----------------------- | ||||||
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|  | This font is derived from the x3270 font, which, in turn, was translated | ||||||
|  | from the one in Georgia Tech's 3270tool, which was itself hand-copied | ||||||
|  | from a 3270 terminal. I built it because I felt terminals deserve to be | ||||||
|  | pretty. The .sfd font file contains a x3270 bitmap font that was used | ||||||
|  | for guidance. | ||||||
|  |  | ||||||
|  | ![Using with the Cathode terminal program] | ||||||
|  | (https://raw.github.com/wiki/rbanffy/3270font/cathode.png) | ||||||
|  |  | ||||||
|  | The format | ||||||
|  | ---------- | ||||||
|  |  | ||||||
|  | This font was built with FontForge. You'll need it if you want to | ||||||
|  | generate fonts for your platform. On most civilized operating systems, | ||||||
|  | you can simply `apt-get install fontforge`, `yum install fontforge` or | ||||||
|  | even `port install fontforge`. On others, you may need to grab your copy | ||||||
|  | from http://fontforge.org/. I encourage you to drop by and read the | ||||||
|  | tutorials. | ||||||
|  |  | ||||||
|  | ![Powerline-shell compatible!] | ||||||
|  | (https://raw.github.com/wiki/rbanffy/3270font/powerline.png) | ||||||
|  |  | ||||||
|  | Adobe Type 1, TTF, OTF and WOFF versions are available for download on | ||||||
|  | http://s3.amazonaws.com/rbanffy/3270_fonts.zip for those who would just | ||||||
|  | like to use them. | ||||||
|  |  | ||||||
|  | ![Using it on OSX] | ||||||
|  | (https://raw.github.com/wiki/rbanffy/3270font/osx_terminal.png) | ||||||
|  |  | ||||||
|  | Generating derived files | ||||||
|  | ------------------------ | ||||||
|  |  | ||||||
|  | The script `generate_derived.pe` calls FontForge and generates | ||||||
|  | PostScript, OTF, TTF and WOFF versions of the base font, as well as a  | ||||||
|  | slightly more condensed .sfd file with the base font narrowed to 488  | ||||||
|  | units, with no glyph rescaling and its corresponding PostScript, TTF,  | ||||||
|  | OTF and WOFF versions. | ||||||
|  |  | ||||||
|  | Contributing | ||||||
|  | ------------ | ||||||
|  |  | ||||||
|  | I don't think GitHub's pull-request mechanism is FontForge-friendly. If | ||||||
|  | you want to contribute (there are a lot of missing glyphs, such as the | ||||||
|  | APL set and most non-latin alphabets which most likely were never built | ||||||
|  | into 3270 terminals), get in touch and we will figure out how to do it | ||||||
|  | right. | ||||||
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|  | Preserving history | ||||||
|  | ------------------ | ||||||
|  |  | ||||||
|  | I regard the history of electronic computing a very important part of | ||||||
|  | our civilization's history. Consider donating to entities that help | ||||||
|  | preserve it, such as the Computer History Museum | ||||||
|  | (http://www.computerhistory.org/), the IT History Society | ||||||
|  | (http://ithistory.org/) and many others around the world. If you have a | ||||||
|  | historically significant piece of technology in your closet or garage, | ||||||
|  | consider contacting a local technology or industrial-design-oriented | ||||||
|  | museum for advice. | ||||||
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|  | Known problems | ||||||
|  | -------------- | ||||||
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|  | I have received errors when installing the OTF, TTF, and PFM fonts on | ||||||
|  | Windows 7 and 8 (didn't try others). | ||||||
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