NFNT
E736588
NFNT is a classic Macintosh font resource format used by early Apple operating systems to store and manage bitmap fonts.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Macintosh font resource format
ⓘ
bitmap font format ⓘ |
| architecture | resource-based font storage ⓘ |
| associatedWith | FONT resource ⓘ |
| backwardCompatibility | supported by early PowerPC Macs in classic environment ⓘ |
| category | font technology ⓘ |
| contains |
character width table
ⓘ
font metrics ⓘ glyph bitmaps ⓘ kerning information (optional) ⓘ |
| developedBy | Apple Computer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distribution | bundled in system resources ⓘ |
| documentation | Inside Macintosh: Text NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| encoding | MacRoman (commonly) ⓘ |
| era | pre-TrueType Macintosh era ⓘ |
| fileType | resource fork entry ⓘ |
| granularity | pixel-based rendering ⓘ |
| namingConvention | resource ID identifies font and size ⓘ |
| operatingSystemFamily | Classic Mac OS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platform | Macintosh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | TrueType usage on Macintosh ⓘ |
| primaryUsePeriod |
1980s
ⓘ
early 1990s ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
FOND resource
ⓘ
FONT resource ⓘ |
| renderingModel | bitmap-only ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
OpenType
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
TrueType NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scalability | non-scalable ⓘ |
| scope | Macintosh-only format ⓘ |
| status | legacy format ⓘ |
| storedAs | resource of type 'NFNT' ⓘ |
| stores | bitmap fonts ⓘ |
| supports |
fixed-size bitmap glyphs
ⓘ
monochrome bitmaps ⓘ multiple font sizes as separate resources ⓘ |
| usedBy | QuickDraw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
printing bitmap fonts on early Macs
ⓘ
screen font rendering ⓘ |
| usedIn |
System 6
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
System 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ classic Mac OS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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