Add any bit mapped font to the Appearance Manager (MacOS 8.0/8.1).
 Open a copy of the Appearance Extension in ResEdit and find the sfn# resources.
Open them with a double-click.
 There is only one ID.
Open ID#0 with a double-click.
 Here are the two standard fonts you can choose: Charcoal and Chicago.
You can add new fonts by entering them, using the following format.
Length of font name (HEX), name of font (ASCII), 02 (Hex), point size of font (ASCII)
To explain further, notice that the square preceding Charcoal has a HEX value of 08, the length of the font name. Then you have the font name, and the next square has a HEX value of 02. Then the size of the fonts bitmapped size you want to use. And the process repeats again for Chicago:
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Length
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Name
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02
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point size
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08h
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Charcoal
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02h
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12
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07h
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Chicago
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02h
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12
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The trick is to keep jumping between the HEX and ASCII sides of the editing window.
Here are some examples.
 First, I added Tecton at 14 points.
06h, Tecton, 02h, 14
 Next, I added an odd font called Xylo.
08h, Xylo LET, 02h, 18
 And finally, I added Square721 Cn BT.
The length of the font name is 15 characters. That's OF in Hex!
OFh, Square721 Cn BT, 02h, 12
To help you enter hex values for long font names, see the chart on the far left.
Tecton supported command keys
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No command key symbol for Square721
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Whew! That Xylo is a little weird!
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A picture of the Appearance Manager showing the additional fonts.
Any font you add must be in the Font folder and have a bit map version at the size you entered. Also, if I disable Xylo, I will lose Square721, and any other fonts after it (I don't know why!).
After you've finished, save your work and quit ResEdit. Replace the original Appearance extension (hang on to the old one, just incase), and restart the computer to use the new fonts.
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