M2I
                                
                               version 1.0
                                                        

What Can This Program do for Me?
        
        This program will convert Macintosh PostScript type 1 and 3 fonts
        to the IBM PostScript type 1 and 3 format.
        
        Version 2.0 of PageStream can use IBM PostScript type 1 fonts but not
        the type 3 fonts. 
        
        
How Do I Use This Program?

        Needed before use:
        
        You will need to copy the Macintosh PostScript fonts to the Amiga
        using Mac-2-Dos or any other means that will allow you to copy a
        Macintosh file. The file needs to be copied keeping intact all the
        Macintosh file information (headers and resources). This can be done
        in Mac-2-Dos by specifying the MacBinary Conversion method.

        To use these fonts with PageStream v2.0 you will also need to copy the
        corresponding AFM files. Copy these using the ASCII conversion method.
        These files are simple text files.
        
        
        To Execute:
        
        This program can be run only from the CLI. The program needs two
        arguments: an input directory (where all the Mac files are) and an
        output directory (where the converted files will be put). These
        directories must be different since the input file name is the same
        as the output file name. 
        
        The program will try to convert all of the files in the input 
        directory. If it finds one that is not a Mac file or one that is not
        a Mac font, a message will be displayed (ex: "ERROR: not a Mac file")
        and execution will continue with the next file. At the end, the 
        program will display a message that tells you how many files were
        converted.
        
        
For Your Information:

        This program is compatable with Workbench 1.3 and 2.0.
        
        If you are using Mac-2-Dos, you can tell a type 1 font from a type 3
        by looking at the file size on the Mac disk. If it is 0k then the file
        is a type 1. If it is greater than 1k then the file is usually a type
        3 file.
        
        For those of you familiar with the Mac file format I will explain how 
        the program works. The program searches through the Mac file for the
        POST resources. When found the data they contain is copied to the 
        output file. Type 1 files have all the data contained in the
        resource fork. Type 3 files have the data in the data fork. This
        explains the file size difference.