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[See the accompanying ReadMe-LiquidCrystal.pic -- GAR]
LiquidCrystal is a Type 1 PostScript font that duplicates the classic 7-segment
digits that appear in a liquid crystal display (LCD). Some characters work well
with this format, it was made for numerals. In this font I have also included
letters even though a little imagination and/or contextual clues may be
required to recognize some of them. I've used Kerning to make the M and W
characters: M is made by typing M and then 7. The 7 slides over and forms a
capital M (in both upper and lowercase). Same happens with W followed by J.
These characters of course don't respect the even spaced feel of LCD digits,
but how else am I to generate an M or W in 7segment LCD? A possibility is
using E and 3, look at them sideways and they look like M and W. It's up
to you which you choose. A few common punctuation marks have been included. No
distinction is made between Upper- and Lowercase characters; they appear to be
drawn from both cases.
System 6.0.x or earlier Installation:
Drag Files LiquiCry and LiquidCrystal.AFM into your System folder. Use Font/DA
mover (or Suitcase II) to install LiquidCrystal.bitmap into your System file.
System 7.0 Installation:
Drag Files LiquiCry and LiquidCrystal.AFM into your System Extensions folder.
Open (double-click) the file LiquidCrystal.bitmap and drag the desired point
sizes you want into the System File. (A shortcut I tend to get away with is
just dragging all of the files into the System Folder and letting the System
decide where they go. However, my copy of ATM 2.0 doesn't seem to look in the
Extensions folder, so you might want to use the Root level of the system folder
instead for ATM.)
This font is pretty weak as fonts go and is only being distributed because I
received requests for LCD Postscript fonts from some of my customers (It may be
of use to those of you in Calculator Manual Illustration). I'm therefore
distributing it as FreeWare, although it is NOT in the Public Domain. This
PostScript font is Copyright ©1991 Peter Jensen, all rights are reserved, and
don't sell it or use it as an incentive to sell something else without my
permission, please.
LCD technology is one of those great American inventions that was apparently
stymied by over-conservative boredrooms. LCD screens, improved mostly in Japan,
now make color video pictures as well as alphanumeric characters. 7 segment
digits soon were replaced by 14 segment versions and now there are screens
like the Mac Portable's which generate bitmaps which allow different fonts,
sizes, and styles to appear on screen.
Please write to me regarding your thoughts and uses of LiquidCrystal and feel
free to make requests for other typefaces to be developed. In return I'll send
you a sample book of my typefaces and see what I can do about producing your
suggestions. Enjoy your digital display!!!
Cheers,
Peter Jensen
Peter Jensen Typography
152 Hawthorne Avenue
Glen Ridge, NJ 07028 USA