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.)
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!!!
