The memory usage is pretty minimal.

"Dave Lasker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>
> 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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