Font files do not behave much differently from regular data files... except for the following:
.TTF
, .TTC
: These are the extensions for TrueType
font files. It is assumed that your OS/2 system can display TrueType fonts. This is
the case for Warp 4 (and higher) without any special preparations. On Warp 3, you have
to install the FreeType/2 engine -- but this is recommended for Warp 4 as well because
its display quality is better.
.OFM
: These are the special files which make Adobe Type-1
fonts (with the .PFB
extension) accessible to OS/2. In order for OS/2
to be able to install a Type-1 font file, you need both an .OFM
and
a .PFB
file, but only the .OFM
file will actually be
stored in the system's font registry (and therefore only the .OFM
file
is turned into an &xwp; font file).
.FON
files represent bitmap fonts. Even though these are properly
listed in the font folder, there may be problems with the sample view of these files.