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Date: Fri, 26-Oct-84 08:09:28 EST
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Posted: Fri Oct 26 08:09:28 1984
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From: Info-IBMPC Digest
Date: Tue 23 Oct 84 20:44:39-PDT
From: PACIFIC
Subject: Fancy Font
To: info-ibmpc@USC-ISIB.ARPA
Fancy Font is available from SoftCraft, although SoftCraft is now in
Wisconsin and no longer in Los Angeles. The Fancy Font package includes
many fonts and the standard package does include two programs that allow
you to create your own fonts or characters. One program creates fonts from
the Hershey database of characters (from the NBS) and the other program
lets you create the actual bitmaps for arbitrary characters.
The resolution of the final output depends on the printer. Epson FX andd
RX get 216x240 dpi and Toshiba 1350 and Epson LQ-1500 get
180x180. Epson MX is 216x120.
There are a couple of ways to format text. The most
flexible is to use the formatter that comes with the system. You
can prepare a text file with any text editor and use Nroff-like
formatting commands (sans macros) to tailor the output. Features
like kerning and automatic ligature formation are just now available.
The other way to format is to use Microsoft Word or Wordstar to
prepare a formatted document and then use one of the translation
utilities to convert to Fancy Font format and print. Microsoft
Word is by far the most flexible of these
alternatives.
Additional fonts ranging in size from 6pt. to 72pt. are available
as options.
Look in Byte or PC Magazine for more details.
Bill Overman
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