From 3f672e6ef3073f7d7ba80f1d1436b7e12d45ce9e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: KAMiKAZOW Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2014 17:58:11 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Create README.md Add https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rbanffy/3270font/master/README.md --- app/fonts/1971-ibm-3278/README.md | 73 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 73 insertions(+) create mode 100644 app/fonts/1971-ibm-3278/README.md diff --git a/app/fonts/1971-ibm-3278/README.md b/app/fonts/1971-ibm-3278/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6f657b5 --- /dev/null +++ b/app/fonts/1971-ibm-3278/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,73 @@ +3270font: A font for the nostalgic +================================== +https://github.com/rbanffy/3270font + +![Screenshot](https://raw.github.com/wiki/rbanffy/3270font/emacs.png) + +A little bit of history +----------------------- + +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. + +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. + +Known problems +-------------- + +I have received errors when installing the OTF, TTF, and PFM fonts on +Windows 7 and 8 (didn't try others).