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Sedated Software Technologies
Font Editor
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Copyright 1994 Alexander Hajnal
Written in GFA-Basic 3.5E
This program is Shareware
A Brief Description:
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This program is designed to edit font files used by Warp 9 and Fontrix.
led me to decide to write my own. The program is designed to use the standard
8X16 fonts used by Warp 9 (These are then scaled automatically to the 8X8 size
used by most color applications, including the Desktop. While I was unable to
test the files on a monochrome system, I think that the fonts created with this
program should work on such a system as well (albeit with some 'blockiness').
The program will allow the loading of monochrome 8X16 fonts (allowing them to
be converted to color fonts), however loss of detail will likely result from
the subsequent saving due to structural differences between color and
monochrome font files. Though not required, it is usually desirable to
perform some editing on monochrome fonts before saving them as color fonts.
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How to use the Font Editor:
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The program is designed to be run in ST(E) medium resolution. The
following options are available:
o Load Font
o Save Font
o Clear Font
o Use System Font
o Quit
o Shareware...
o Move Character
o The Character List
o The Keyboard
o The Edit Box
o Keyboard Shortcuts
Load Font: (Alt L)
Selecting this option brings up the file selector and allows the user to
select a font file to be loaded. If "Cancel" is clicked or a non-existent
file is selected, no font will be loaded. Also, if the font currently in
memory has been changed, additional confirmation is also requested.
Another way to load fonts is to install the Font Editor on your desktop.
To do this, click on the SST_FONT.PRG icon on the desktop and click on Install
Application. Enter FNT as the document type, and then save the desktop.
Some desktops allow the user to place program icons directly onto the desktop.
If you have such a desktop, drag the SST_FONT.PRG icon onto the desktop and
then save the desktop. After having installed the Font Editor, double
clicking on a font file, or dropping a font on the Font Editor icon will cause
the Font Editor to run and automatically load the font file.
Save Font: (Alt S)
Selecting this option brings up the file selector and allows the user to
choose the filename for saving the font. If "Cancel" is clicked , no font
will be saved. Also, if the file selected already exists, additional
confirmation is requested before the file is overwritten.
Clear Font: (Alt C)
Selecting this option will, after additional confirmation from the user,
clear the font currently held in memory. It will not, however, affect any
file that has been saved to disk.
Use System Font: (Alt U)
Selecting this option will, after additional confirmation, replace the font
currently in memory with the current system font.
Quit: (Alt Q)
This option is pretty much self-explanatory. If changes have been made to
the current font, the user is given the opportunity to save before quitting.
Shareware: (Alt A)
This option brings up a panel which displays info on how to register the
program.
Move Character: (,,,)
By clicking on the arrow buttons (,, and ) the user can shift the
character being edited up. down, left or right. Note that if part of the
character image moves outside of the 8x8 work area that part of the character
is not retrievable.
The Character List:
At the bottom of the screen, two entire character sets are shown. Each
character is displayed twice, with the upper character being from the font
currently being edited, and the lower character being from the current system
font. Clicking on a character pair selects the character. The character
selected will then appear in the edit box. When a character is edited, any
changes made will show in the upper character of the selected pair.
The Keyboard:
Pressing a key on the keyboard will select that character for editing.
The Edit Box:
This is the large box at the top left of the screen, and is where the actual
editing of characters occurs. The currently selected character is displayed
in the box at 10X magnification, and is also shown at normal (8X8) size in the
small box to the immediate right of the edit box. Holding down the left
mouse button in the edit box will cause the point under the mouse pointer to be
set, while pressing the right button will cause the point to be cleared.
Changes made to the character appear in the edit box, the small box to the
right of the edit box, and in the character list.
Keyboard Shortcuts:
Each function has a keyboard shortcut. To use a shortcut, hold the
Alternate key down and press the appropriate shortcut key. The available
shortcuts are as follows:
Alt L -> Load Font Alt S -> Save Font
Alt C -> Clear Font Alt U -> Use System Font
Alt Q -> Quit Alt K -> Turn Off Shortcuts
Alt V -> Save Settings Alt A -> Shareware Info
The arrow keys (WITHOUT pressing Alternate) can also be used to shift the
character being edited left, right, up or down.
To toggle the keyboard shortcuts on or off, click on Keyboard Shortcuts.
To save the setting to disk, click on Save Settings. The use of the Alternate
key to access to upper half of the character set is not possible while keyboard
shortcuts are active.
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Shareware:
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This program is shareware. A great deal of work went into designing,
writing, and testing it. There are two versions of this program. The
unregistered version (V2.0) may be freely distributed as long as this text file
is included unchanged, and as long as no fee is charged (except for the
standard download fees charged by such service providers as GEnie and
Compuserve. Distribution via other means, such as PD libraries, is also
permitted). The registered version (V2.5), on the other hand, may be used
only by the person to which it is registered. It may not be distributed in
any form. As an incentive to register, the freely distributable version of
the program is limited to saving only the first 128 characters of each font,
while the registered version can save the entire 256 characters.
Additionally, the registered version has a number of additional features, such
as the ability lock characters (prevent them from being altered), allowing,
among other things, the capability to load selected portions of fonts. If you
use this program regularly and would like to receive the full version of the
program, please send your name and address along with $10 (American) in the
form of a check made out to Alexander Hajnal to:
Sedated Software Technologies
c/o Alexander Hajnal
439 East 88th Street
Apt. 3C
New York, NY 10128
Outside of the U.S. and Canada please include an additional $5 for postage.
>>>When you register, be sure to say which program you are registering.<<<
This version of the Sedated Font Editor (V2.0) may be freely distributed as
long as no changes are made to any of the files and as long as this text file
is included with the distribution. The registered version (V2.5) may NOT be
distributed under any circumstances.
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Comments, Complains, Suggestions, Etc:
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If you have any questions, comments or the like, you can reach me at the
address listed above, or at the following E-Mail addresses:
GEnie: A.HAJNAL
Internet: a.hajnal@genie.geis.com
I look forward to hearing your comments and suggestions (and, god forbid,
bug reports ;), and if there is enough response, I have several enhancements in
mind for this program. Enjoy!
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Standard Disclaimer:
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This program has been tested thoroughly, and has been shown to be reliable.
However, any damages or losses of time, money, data, or anything else either
directly or indirectly attributable to the use or misuse of this software shall
be the sole responsibility of the user.
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Release History:
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V1.0 -> Pre-Release Version (7-26-94)
V2.0 -> First Shareware Release (12-10-94)
V2.5 -> Registered Version (12-10-94)