Gravicon Display is a heavy weight modern font, based on a stencil theme, fairly futuristic looking - think of those sci-fi wall stencils in film and TV productions. It is very compact, and is best used a larger point sizes. It has a full character set, a few dead characters, a set of symbols, and a few alternate characters (option-character). The two alternate characters are A and V.
This is the final release version, so if you have already paid for a previous version, you are automatically registered for this version. There have been significant changes to the spacing and kerning of characters - so be aware that existing layouts may require reworking. Windows (Type 1 and Truetype) versions are now available. I am no longer using cityfox@aol.com as an address - please direct your mail to tclai@kagi.com.
If you use this font for 30 days or more, either erase the font or pay the shareware fee. That's it. For more doﾕs and don'ts, please read the user agreement at the end of this document.
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Pricing:
For new users, the pricing is as follows:
Single User Licenses
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$15 per copy (non-commercial)
$20 per copy (commercial)
Non-commercial encompasses non-profit divisions of educational institutions, shareware/freeware authors, students, and users purchasing this font for personal use. If you have a specific question on where you fit, e-mail me.
Site License
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$300 per site
A Site License covers one specific location for your organization. One big advantage of a Site License is that you don't need to keep track of how many people at your site are using this font. A site is defined as everything within a 100mi/160km radius of your main location.
Worldwide License
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$1200 for all locations
A World-Wide License covers all locations for your organization.
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Installing the Software:
Type 1 Version
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Drag the files marked "Gravicon-Display.bmap" and "GraviDis" on top of your System Folder icon. It will ask you if you wish to store the fonts in the fonts folder - click yes.
TrueType Version
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Drag the file marked "Gravicon-Display.suit" on top of your System Folder icon. It will ask you if you wish to store the fonts in the fonts folder - click yes.
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Paying the Shareware Fee:
Starting August of 1996, all payments will by handled by Kagi Shareware, the same business that processes payments for shareware authors like Peter N. Lewis (author of NetPresenz, formerly FTPd, Anarchie, and others.)
Using the Register Program
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To pay the registration fee, open the Register program that was included with Gravicon. Enter your name, your email address, and the number of single user licenses you desire for each program you wish to purchase (or Site or World-Wide licenses). Please make note as to whether you are using Gravicon in a non-commercial (ie, in-house, personal, academic) or commercial way.
You can Save, Copy, or Print the data from the Register program and send the data and payment to Kagi via e-mail, regular mail, or by fax. Payment options include Cash, Check, Credit Card, and First Virtual. Checks should be drawn in US Dollars. More instructions are contained within the actual Register program, and balloon help is available.
Payments sent via email are processed within 3 to 4 days. You will receive an email acknowledgement when it is processed. Payments sent via fax take up to 10 days and if you provide a correct internet email address you will receive an email acknowledgement.
Registering via the World Wide Web
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If you are using Visa, MasterCard, or American Express, you can use Kagi's online order processing. Visit the TLai Enterprises website at <http://www.kagi.com/authors/tclai/> to find out more.
If You Need A Purchase Order
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If you have a purchasing department, you can enter all the data into the Register program and then select Invoice as your payment method. Print three copies of the form and send it to your accounts payable people. You might want to highlight the line that mentions that they must include a copy of the form with their payment. Kagi can not invoice your company, you need to act on my behalf and generate the invoice and handle all the paperwork on your end.
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Gravicon FAQ:
1. >Can I give copies of this font to friends and/or colleagues?<
2. >Do you have a version for Unix/Windows/Macintosh in Truetype/Type 1?<
3. >There's a problem with the letters jk/etc., can you fix it?<
4. >I'm getting a double image at large point sizes/it's not printing right in bold.<
5. >The text is all jagged on the screen - what's the problem?<
6. >There's this COOL new movie with a killer font - can you make it for me?<
7. >Can you do a custom font?<
8. >Do you take Credit Card/Check/Cash?<
9. >I sent in my money and haven't heard any word from you. What gives?<
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1. >Can I give copies of this font to friends and/or colleagues?<
Yes, but be sure to give them the *entire* archive, not just the font file. Orphaned copies of fonts who were separated from their ReadMes are floating about everywhere, and it isn't quite fair to their authors when the users don't know who to send the shareware fee to. Also, please do not recompress archives or rebundle them - contact me if there is a specific need to do so.
2. >Do you have a version for Unix/Windows/Macintosh in Truetype/Type 1?<
I have Type 1 and Truetype for both Macintosh and Windows. If you have problems with either, or need another version, send me e-mail and I'll see what I can do. Please do NOT port to other platforms! If a port is necessary, please contact me.
3. >There's a problem with the letters jk/etc., can you fix it?<
If you have very large kerning gaps, or letters that run into each other, you may have an earlier version of Gravicon. The current one is dated October of 1996 - the last revision, which fixes many problems for people who use programs that ignore the built-in kerning instructions. If there's a serious bug in this version related to a non-kerned or kerned layout, please drop me a note.
4. >I'm getting a double image at large point sizes/it's not printing right in bold.<
There is no bolding for this font. The Mac will simulate a bolding by displacing a copy of the font several pixels on the screen. This translates to a double image when printing a larger sizes on high-resolution devices (ie laser-printers, imagesetters, etc.) The only way around this is not to use bolding.
5. >The text is all jagged on the screen - what's the problem?<
Check to make sure you've installed all the parts of the font in the right place. For Type 1 users, you need the postscript font and the suitcase in the Fonts folder. You'll also need a copy of ATM to render nice clean letters at larger sizes. If you're using TrueType, make sure you have the TrueType suitcase installed in the Fonts folder. For TrueType users under System 6, make sure your TrueType extension is loading correctly.
If any portion of the font has been corrupted (due to a drive crash, virus, etc.), it may be necessary to re-install the font to restore proper operation.
6. >There's this COOL new movie with a killer font - can you make it for me?<
I don't take requests based on other material - it's a lot of work to create a typeface and by the time I finish, people are usually disraught over the time that it's taken. I will do commissions, but that's a matter that needs to be discussed with the customer.
7. >Can you do a custom font?<
See above.
8. >Do you take Credit Card/Check/Cash?<
Just make sure it's in US dollars - use the Register application to automate the process and send the results to Kagi shareware.
9. >I sent in my money and haven't heard any word from you. What gives?<
While I try to send a thank-you note to everyone who sends in a shareware payment, it's usually impractical, given that I'm student on a tight schedule. By the time I get around to answering my mail, it's a few weeks at the least, a month or two at the most which is why Kagi is now handling my payment processing. If you included an e-mail address, you will get an e-mail confirmation. If you don't, drop me a note and I'll look into it.
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Contact Information:
(correspondence only)
TLai Enterprises
10719 Ashby Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90064-3210
tclai@kagi.com
http://www.kagi.com/authors/tclai/
(send all payments to)
Kagi
1442-A Walnut Street #392-TB
Berkeley, California 94709-1405 USA
510 652-6589 FAX
shareware@kagi.com
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Terms of Use:
By using this font, you accept and agree to the conditions as set forth in this agreement.
YOU CAN:
Distribute the original archive to any friends or non-commercial electronic information services. Use each registered copy on one machine at a time. Install a copy on a network, provided that the number of machines using the font at one time does not exceed the number of registered copies (purchase a site license to avoid the need to track each copy.) Send more money if you feel like it, and/or feedback, where this font will be used, etc.
YOU CANNOT:
Distribute this product commercially without express written consent of author. Translate or create derivative works based upon this software. Sub-license, sell, rent, lend, or lease any part of the software. Remove, replace, obscure, or alter any documentation or copyright notices contained within the archive or the software itself. Distribute this software in anything other than the original archive. Distribute this software without the original documentation. Reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble this software.
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TC Lai
October 21, 1996
This typeface was designed on a MacOS computer. Send email to: <evangelist@macway.com> or go to: <http://www.evangelist.macaddict.com/> to find out more!
