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| MakBitMap - © Mark Bright |
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This utility allows you to select a font from the
currently available list, and convert it into a
bitmap format.
This has the advantage of speeding up the font
redraw times, at the expense of disc space.
"Set NumberOfFontFamilies xx" in !Run is used to
determine the maximum number of fonts the program
can display. This should be set to the minimum
figure possible to save on memory space.
If the figure is set above 18 then Wimpslot should
be increased by 1K for every 4 families added. Do
not however reduce the Wimpslot below 44K as this
is the minimum required to run!
HISTORY :
Version 0.5 March 30th 1990
Corrupts application workspace and crashes the
machine when used. It does actually work! The
problem is that the RISC OS call SYS
"Font_MakeBitmap" uses application area as
workspace....This is not mentioned in the PRM!
Version 0.6 April 3rd 1990
1) Save window removed, this was not needed
because RISC OS generates its own filename and
pathname so now you only need to click on SAVE
from the main menu, (or press f3) 2) !Help File
Added, Interactive Help Removed
Version 0.61 April 10th 1990
Icons Added to main window for Sub-pixel
Positioning and setting DPI. No Program Support as
Yet!
Version 0.70 April 20th 1990
Uses a call to M/Code Routine in RMA, To avoid
crashing application space (Thanks Stu!)
Version 0.80 April 22nd 1990
Sprites Moved into applications own sprite work
area
Version 0.90 April 26th 1990
SubPixel Positioning buttons now functioning. DPI
X&Y are also used. Bug Found!!! If font list is
displayed by f4 Then selecting a font does not
work! Solved by removing Short key cut option!
Version 0.91 June 24th 1990
Templates Tarted up a bit!
Version 0.92 August 27th 1990
GO! button added to templates. Internal tidying.
Templates tarted up a bit more.
Version 0.95 September 3rd 1990
Fonts menu redesigned- now a two level affair with
typefaces and styles seperated. Allows a much
larger Number of fonts to be handled easily on
screen at a time. Also improved memory management;
now runs in 48K with 18 Font Families, this should
be enough for the time being, but a more flexible
approach will be taken when I can work out how to
set a BASIC variable to the value contained in a
SYSTEM variable!!
Version 0.96 September 4th 1990
Sets Selected Font to First Available font from
disc (Avoids problem of not having the
pre-selected font!) Now uses the value of
NumberOfFontFamilies set in !Run,(Many Thanks to
J.Wallace for the code to do that one!) Set this
value as low as possible to avoid Wasting memory!
Version 1.00 September 16th 1990
Final Tarting up to make it full release standard:
Menu's are now persistant, Clicking on Info brings
up the relevant menu as well as moving onto the
submenu arrow. Clicking on Fonts Selects the First
Available font from the list.
© Mark Bright 16th September 1990
This program has been placed into the public
domain by Mark Bright. It may be freely copied and
distributed for non-profit making purposes, so
long as the code is not altered (apart from
customising !Run/!Boot files) and this text file
remains present and unaltered. Please feel free to
use any of the PROCs in the program for use in any
other PD program (with acknowledgement of
origin!). However if they are to be used in profit
making programs I want Royalties!!!If you have any
queries/suggestions then please write to me at:
Mark Bright
31 Maitland Road
Russells Hall Estate
Dudley
West Mids.
DY1 2NU