I don't know

[Alan Kay]

Right now it is a "Squeak.org" thing only (not for squeakland.org 
folks). It was just a demo of antialiased fonts, and doesn't actually 
have an editor attached to it. But you can copy it using the green 
handle, and change the string that is displayed by clicking on the 
debug handle (the one with the little wrench) and choose "inspect". 
In the inspector that appears you can click on "string" in the left 
pane to see the string that is being put into TrueType. You can 
change this string in the right pane and "accept it" with a cmd-s. 
Then, I think if you move or adjust the size of the morph, the new 
string should appear.

Direct editing of TrueType fonts is very desirable and is "on a list" 
of things to do. Tansel Ersevas of SqueakNews uses these for all of 
his titles --  BTW very worthwhile looking at for ideas and examples 
of active essays -- and they are not too onerous for just that.

Cheers,

Alan

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At 11:02 AM -0500 11/27/01, Mark Guzdial wrote:
>"Squeak Rulez" is actually a TrueType Morph, but it's not easy to 
>use.  I think Ted was trying to make it easier.
>
>Mark
>
>>On Tuesday 27 November 2001 05:01, you wrote:
>>>  Hi Leo,
>>>
>>>  I don't know how to do that without losing the quality of the letters.
>>>  Anyone, is this possible?
>>
>>It must be possible because of the example "Squeak Rulez" displayed in the
>>"Playing with Morphic" project. I am currently trying to find out how it was
>>done, but so far I have not been able to. Squeak is certainly a fasinating
>>labyrinth of enigmatic conundrums.
>>
>>Anybody go the time to point us to some doco please?
>>
>>Sincerely etc.
>>Christopher Sawtell.
>
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