I am in the process of figuring out how to use high-density mode myself, so
maybe we can help each other. Here's what I've found so far:

Go to http://kb.palmsource.com and search on "tiny". You will find an
article titled "Creating Teeny Tiny Fonts in OS 5". At the bottom of the
article is a link to download example code. The example includes 1/2-size
versions of the 4 standard PalmOS fonts that you can add to your app.

Option 2: in the palm-dev-forum are a couple of postings that explain how to
shrink the built-in fonts by writing them to an off-screen window, then
reading back the resulting bits. Take a look at
http://www.escribe.com/computing/pcpqa/m68206.html

Caveat: I've not tried to use either of these yet. I'm leaning towards the
2nd approach as it should use less memory. However, the first method of
adding the new fonts is much more general and easy to use.

Hope that helps...

Dave
"Richard Coutts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>
> Codewarrior 8.2 & Constructor 1.8
>
> I need a tiny font for my application.  I just read up on custom fonts in
> The Bible and have a couple of questions.  As far as I can tell, the
> smallest font native to the Palm is the stdFont.  I'd like something much
> smaller.  E.g., I see AvantGo has a couple small fonts, one of which is
> tiny, but still very legible.
>
> Are any of these small fonts publicly available?  Also, I've never worked
> with custom fonts before, so if there's any pitfalls or tips, I'd
appreciate
> hearing about them.
>
> Thanks!
> Rich
>
>
>



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