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zjb447
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July 8, 2011
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where can i get a .abf file?

  • July 8, 2011
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"ABF" is short for adobe binary screen font format, which is not so common now. While i need some .abf cases to test my project, and i really don't have any ideas about where to find a abf file. I have tried google, wikipedia, etc. and not even one file can be found. Anybody can help?

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    mporter32
    Participant
    August 2, 2011

    <URL-removed-by-forum-host> ctrl F to .abf and you should be able to find it in the grid

    Dov Isaacs
    Dov Isaacs
    Legend
    August 2, 2011

    The .abf file you point to has nothing to do with the .abf file format discussed in this thread. We have removed the URL you provided to avoid accessing useless data.

              - Dov

    - Dov Isaacs, former Adobe Principal Scientist (April 30, 1990 - May 30, 2021)
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    di_ny
    Inspiring
    July 16, 2011

    Hi,

    Here's a utility to create .abf files. I think it's free. I don't know if this will help.

    http://www.synaptosoft.com/MiniAnalysis/ABFUtility.html

    Diane

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    zjb447Author
    Participant
    July 17, 2011

    ABF in "ABF Utility" seems not the format of "Adobe binary screen font", while I just want an "Adobe binary screen font" format file. It seems reallly diffucult to find an exact file.

    Thx any way for your kindness.

    Dov Isaacs
    Dov Isaacs
    Legend
    July 17, 2011

    This .abf file format you describe is very obsolete and was used by various PC based programs prior to Windows support for Type 1 fonts via ATM for support of displaying fonts as a bitmap on a screen at particular sizes. Adobe distributed .abf file with each Type 1 font it licensed on 3.5" diskettes in the late 1980s and early 1990s. We know of no modern day application or operating system that uses this format.

    Adobe never released any tools for creation of files in this format.

    For your interest, I've attached a copy of the Adobe specification for the .abf file format and a copy of the document describing the fonts and formats circa 1992.

    Note that this .abf file format really is obsolete in terms of dealing with modern day fonts such as OpenType.

         - Dov

    - Dov Isaacs, former Adobe Principal Scientist (April 30, 1990 - May 30, 2021)
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