OS/2 FAQ List: User's Edition (4 Apr 94)

(5.5) Adobe Type Manager

How do I add new Adobe Type Manager typefaces?

OS/2 2.1 comes with built-in Adobe Type Manager (ATM) for OS/2 and 
Win-OS/2.  A basic set of typefaces (Courier, Helvetica, and Times New 
Roman) comes with OS/2 2.1 and is installed (if selected) for use under 
both OS/2's and Win-OS/2's ATM.

Each typeface you install under OS/2 and/or Win-OS/2 should come with at 
least two separate files with PFB and AFM extensions.  To install a 
typeface for use under Win-OS/2, use the ATM Control Panel.  The Win-OS/2 
ATM Control Panel will then build a PFM file from the AFM file if a PFM 
file is not already included.  To install a typeface for use with 
OS/2-specific applications, select OS/2 System -> System Setup -> Font 
Palette -> Edit Font -> Add.

PFM files may converted to AFM files using the PFM2AFM utility, available 
from (3.2) Shareware and Freeware Sources.  (However, these converted AFM 
files sometimes produce unusual results.)  AFM files for Adobe commercial 
typefaces are available via Internet anonymous ftp from 
ftp.mv.us.adobe.com; the PFB files are available for purchase from Adobe. 
 Many public domain typefaces for OS/2's ATM are available from (3.2) 
Shareware and Freeware Sources.  Atech Software's (phone 800-786-FONT) 
AllType and Ares Software's (phone 415-578-9090) FontMonger convert 
between TrueType and Adobe Type 1 formats (as does the popular 
Fontographer utility).

Typeface files may be shared by OS/2 ATM and Win-OS/2 ATM.  To do so, 
install the typefaces using both the Font Palette and Win-OS/2 ATM Control 
Panel, specifying the same target path each time (most conveniently 
\PSFONTS).

Note that IOPL=YES should appear in CONFIG.SYS; the modules WPPWNDRV, 
BVHSVGA, and PMATM are marked as requiring I/O privilege.

Related information

(3.2) Shareware and Freeware Sources

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