FON
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− | '''FON''' is a font file format native to Windows 3. | + | '''FON''' is a font file format native to Microsoft Windows. It began to be marginalized as of Windows 3.1, with the introduction of [[TrueType]], though it continues to be supported. |
It supports both bitmapped and stroked fonts, but aside from the stroked fonts included with Windows (Modern, Roman, and Script), it is used almost exclusively for bitmapped fonts. It is sometimes called '''Windows bitmapped font''' format. | It supports both bitmapped and stroked fonts, but aside from the stroked fonts included with Windows (Modern, Roman, and Script), it is used almost exclusively for bitmapped fonts. It is sometimes called '''Windows bitmapped font''' format. | ||
It uses [[NE]] (New Executable) format as a container format. Allegedly, it can also use [[PE]] format. | It uses [[NE]] (New Executable) format as a container format. Allegedly, it can also use [[PE]] format. | ||
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== Sample files == | == Sample files == |
Revision as of 12:58, 18 May 2014
FON is a font file format native to Microsoft Windows. It began to be marginalized as of Windows 3.1, with the introduction of TrueType, though it continues to be supported.
It supports both bitmapped and stroked fonts, but aside from the stroked fonts included with Windows (Modern, Roman, and Script), it is used almost exclusively for bitmapped fonts. It is sometimes called Windows bitmapped font format.
It uses NE (New Executable) format as a container format. Allegedly, it can also use PE format.
Sample files
- http://cd.textfiles.com/ccbwindows93/FONTPRGM/ (the .FON files in some of the .ZIP files)
- Simon Tatham's Fonts Page has some samples