The memory usage is pretty minimal. "Dave Lasker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 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 > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > 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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