On Thu, 9 Nov 2000, John Davis wrote:
Does anyone know of a good source for computer fonts (preferably
Windows-compatible) of antique characters?
There are many sites with free- or share-ware fonts available. One that
offers a few free sets, and has a LOT of quality fonts and graphics is:
Hello all:
From what I'm hearing, some of you are finding it easier to open a DXF file
of my beaded EOT graph. For some reason, when I convert a Delta Cad file to
DXF, the beads (which are actually circles of small radii) are smaller than
the beads on my original DC drawing. The lines are also
Hi John,
I'd like a copy of the file, please.
An alternative to an EoT graph (which some members of the public find
surprisingly difficult to read), many old dials used a form of table, often
curved around the dial. The months, with individual days, were laid out in
a linear (or circular)
Hi all,
Does anyone know of a good source for computer fonts
(preferably Windows-compatible) of antique characters? Old hand-engraved
dials had a very particular style which it is difficult to replicate with modern
fonts. For example, the figure "8" was often flat-topped, as was
the"3",
John Carmichael contributed:
When designing a sundial, sometimes blank available space for an EOT graph
on the sundial face is limited to a certain size and shape. It would be
nice to be able to design EOT graphs of different shapes for this reason.
This is a very simple task in Adobe
