wPod said:
er, ok, i dont know a lot about classic, especially the OS 8.6 i am currently dealing with. can someone fill me in a little more on the 'dual-fork' or two part mac fonts? these sound similar.
You are confusing concepts. Two-part fonts appear to the user as two separate and distinct files. Traditional PostScript Type 1 fonts composed of one font which holds the bitmap and a second file which contains the PostScript outlines for each character. The bitmap file is dual-fork with a
data fork and a
resource fork. Virtually all Classic Macintosh applications are structured this way--a data fork and a resource fork. The resource fork contains such resources as all icons assorted with the application, custom widgets, graphics, fonts,
etc. Documents may have a small resource fork, but they are mostly data forks. Nisus Writer documents hold their text in the data fork and their formatting in the resource fork.
wPod said:
And how about this HFS file format? I just formated a usb flash drive to Unix File System. All of my other choices in formating Started with OS X (then said extended, or extended with case sensitive etc) So, Ill try here again in a little. Thanks again for the input.
HFS is the Macintosh hierarchical file system. Beginning with MacOS 8.1, HFS was upgraded to HFS+. Recently, Apple added journaling to HFS+. Unless you have a very good reason to choose another file system, you should use HFS+. It is an excellent file system and ensures the greatest compatibility with the universe of Macintosh files. The Unix file system ensures maximum compatibility with other Unix systems. For the vast majority of veteran Mac users and recent switchers, UFS is not your best option.