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- This is a script handwriting font in both TrueType and LaserJet bitmapped
- formats. The files included here are:
-
- barbara.ttf : TrueType version of the handwriting font
- barbara.sft : LaserJet bitmapped version of the handwriting font
- handform.exe : Program to make printed output look more natural
- handform.doc : Documentation for the 'handform.exe' program
- handform.ini : Initialization file for 'handform.exe'
- download.bat : A batch file used to download the bitmapped version of
- the font to a LaserJet and (optionally) print an ASCII
- file using it.
- font.id1 : Contains the PCL printer command to assign font id #1
- to the font about to be downloaded. This file is needed
- by 'download.bat'.
- perm : Contains the PCL printer command to make a downloaded
- font permanent. This file is needed by 'download.bat'.
- barbara.sel : Used by the 'download.bat' batch file to select the font
- and set the line spacing. This file is needed by
- 'download.bat'.
- charlist.prn : Shows the characters in the 'barbara' font when printed
- on a LaserJet using the 'download' batch file. To print,
- unzip the files in 'download.zip' and type the command:
- download barbara.sft charlist.prn
- read.me : This file
- file_id.diz : Description file for BBSs
-
-
- When printing a text file to a LaserJet printer, the printout will look
- much more natural if you first run the "handform.exe" program on your
- text file. Please read the "handform.doc" file for details about what
- the "handform.exe" program does.
-
- You can obtain a printout of all the characters in the font by typing the
- following command from a PC connected to a LaserJet printer:
-
- download barbara.sft charlist.prn
-
- Note that the TrueType font has the same characters in the same ASCII
- values as the LaserJet bitmapped font.
-
-
- Question & Answer
- =================
-
- Q: How do I insert a character like ASCII 160 into my document since
- this has no key on the keyboard?
-
- A: The answer depends on whether you are using Windows or not. If you
- are using Windows, go to the point in your document you want to insert
- the character, and follow the three-step procedure below:
-
- 1. Press and hold down the Alt key
- 2. Using the numeric keypad, type 0xxx, where "xxx" is the three-digit
- ASCII value of the character you want to insert. In this example,
- to insert ASCII 160, you would type 0160 on the numeric keypad.
- 3. Release the Alt key.
-
- You can also use the Character Map utility to copy characters to the
- clipboard, and then paste them into your document. The Character Map
- utility comes free with Windows, and is usually found in your Accessories
- Group.
-
- If you are not using Windows (for instance, you are using the DOS editor
- "edit.com"), the procedure is nearly the same. In step #2 above, you
- would type "xxx" on the numeric keypad, not "0xxx". For instance, to
- insert ASCII 160, you would type Alt-160.
-
-
-
- Have a Custom Handwriting Font of Your Own
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-
- You can have a custom font made from your printing or handwriting.
- You'll get fonts in both bitmapped and TrueType format, plus a free
- font editor for LaserJet bitmapped fonts. Send printing or writing
- samples on white, unlined 8.5" x 11" paper plus $99. Don't forget to
- include upper/lower case, numbers, and all those funny characters
- like: ~!@#$%^&*()_+|`-=\[]{};':",./<>?
-
- If you include a few paragraphs copied from a book or the newspaper,
- this will make the resulting font look more natural, since I will be
- able to see the spacing, and will be able to include ligatures.
- I'll also see how your natural writing looks, as opposed to
- how it looks when you write characters standalone by themselves.
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