ChiWriter font

File Format
Name	ChiWriter font
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Fonts ChiWriter font
Extension(s)	.pft, .sft
Released	1986

ChiWriter font is a font format associated with the ChiWriter scientific document editor for MS-DOS. Filename extension .pft is for printer fonts, and .sft is for screen fonts.

Specification

The ChiWriter format is substantially similar to the GRASP font 'new' format, also used by PC-Paint and apparently deriving from the PC version of Fontrix. The Apple II Fontrix format is somewhat different.

There are two versions of the format:

• ChiWriter v3: http://jphdupre.chez-alice.fr/chiwriter/technic3/gcw3v01.html#pagev09
• ChiWriter v4: http://jphdupre.chez-alice.fr/chiwriter/manuel4/mcw4-155.html#page158

Sample files

• http://cd.textfiles.com/bthevhell/300/201/

Links

• Wikipedia: ChiWriter