NFNT

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NFNT is a classic Macintosh font resource format used by early Apple operating systems to store and manage bitmap fonts.

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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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