Description:
FontBucket gives Palm users a central repository to manage fonts that they use in a variety of software programs. FontBucket is also a developer tool, allowing developers to use those fonts in their own applications.
For FontBucket to work with an application, the developer of that application must build-in support for FontBucket.
FontBucket includes a software development kit to make it easy for application developers to support. Also, the Mac version has a utility which lets users and developers easily convert a Mac bitmapped font into a FontBucket font.
Best of all FontBucket is absolutely FREE. Users may register for free, and developers may distribute it royalty free with their products.
The Hands High Web site has a list of downloadable fonts, as well as a list of products that support FontBucket.
End-user features:
Customize the look of your Palm with your own fonts!
Common central repository to manage fonts.
Fonts can be beamed to your friends.
Fonts display the name, style, size and category.
Font names and styles can be edited.
Imports FontHack font files, as well as the new FontBucket font format.
Mac version includes a utility to convert Mac bitmapped fonts into FontBucket fonts.
German version included.
Supports the Handera.
Developer Features:
A FREE SDK is included to make it easy for you to incorporate FontBucket. The SDK gives you one API to write to. If the user removes FontBucket from the device, your program will automatically use the built-in OS calls to pick fonts.
Royalty FREE distribution
Our Web site lists the products that support FontBucket, giving you free marketing. Newsletters to registered users will announce the products that include FontBucket support.
The FontBucket font format is more flexible than the FontHack format, allowing a font to be described by a name, style, and size. Multiple font names and styles can be included in the same .pdb file. The FontBucket font format is public and described in the documentation.
FontBucket does not use hacks or trap patching. It uses 100% legal Palm OS calls, and will continue to work in future OS's.
German version included.
Supports the Handera, including the expanded built-in Handera font set.
