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* * * FRACTION FONTS FOR WINDOWS 3.0 * * *
October 6, 1991
Version 1.03
I hope you'll enjoy this sampling of FRACTION FONTS for Windows.
But, before you begin to experiment with them, please take time to
read this brief document.
FRACTION FONTS are intended for use with Adobe Type Manager(TM).
If you don't already have ATM, there's no sense going through the
installation and calling up the information/demonstration file
FRACFONT.WRI. It looks like gibberish without ATM.
If demand is sufficient, I will furnish FRACTION FONT Windows
screen fonts (.FON files), but I'm resisting it. I believe ATM is
the single greatest supplement available for the Windows
environment and can't imagine using Windows without it. FRACTION
FONTS are intended to utilize ATM's power.
GETTING STARTED . . . . .
Okay, let's get going. First, what's stored in FRACFONT.EXE?
1. !README!.TXT -- The ASCII file you're reading.
2. !UPDATE!.TXT -- Late-breaking news about FRACTION FONT
revisions and modification.
3. FRACFONT.WRI -- A four-page information/demonstration
document that shows and tells all about FRACTION FONTS for
Windows. Open it in Windows Write after you've installed the
FRACTION FONTS.
NOTE: Even if you've played with a ShareWare version of
FRACTION FONTS, please reread this document. The keystroke
assignments for the degree sign have been refined since the
original release of FRACTION FONTS.
4. TIF____B.PFB, TIF____B.PFM, TIF____E.PFB, TIF____E.PFM --
These are the FRACTION FONT PostScript Type 1 fonts and their
font metric files.
5. ORDERFRM.WRI -- An order form for your use if you'd like
to purchase additional FRACTION FONTS. There are lots more,
the collection is constantly growing, and they're priced
fairly.
INSTALLATION . . . . .
The easiest way to install FRACTION FONTS is to let ATM do it.
1. Activate ATMCNTRL.EXE to bring up the ATM Control Panel
interface. If you have ATM as an icon on your Windows Program
Manager, double-click on it. Otherwise, click on "File" on the
menu bar, select "Run...", then type in ATMCNTRL.EXE and hit
Enter.
2. You should now be looking at the ATM Control Panel. Click
on the "Add..." button.
3. When the "Add ATM Fonts" dialog box opens, scroll and click
through the "Directories:" list until you reach the drive and
subdirectory where you've opened FRACFONT.EXE.
4. In the "Available Fonts:" scroll box you'll see
TmsFraction:b and TmsFraction:e listed. Highlight both of
these fonts, then click the "Add" button.
5. Finally, exit the ATM Control Panel, exit Windows, then
restart Windows as you normally do. The FRACTION FONTS are now
available for all of your Windows applications.
INSTRUCTIONS . . . . .
Instructions for using FRACTION FONTS are in FRACFONT.WRI. Take
time to open this document, print it out, and play with it
on-screen before using FRACTION FONTS in your favorite
applications.
Instructions for using FRACTION FONTS in Corel DRAW! are in
COREL.TXT. You'll have to read this file and copy two lines of
text into your CORELDRW.INI file before FRACTION FONTS will work
in Corel DRAW!
SHARING FRACTION FONTS . . . . .
I encourage your sharing FRACFONT.EXE with your friends. All I ask
is that you pass it along in its entirety (not just the fonts) so
they'll have access to the installation instructions. (And, of
course, the Order Form, my CIS number, and my mailing address.)
Also, if you have any MAC-using friends, give them a FRACTION
FONTS for Windows demonstration. If there's sufficient interest,
I'll make FRACTION FONTS available in Macintosh format as well as
the current Windows 3.0 format.
If you have any questions, comments, or criticism, feel free to
contact me on CompuServe [76526,1457]. Or, drop me a note . . .
Douglas M. Lidster
White Dog Communication Services
1912 325th Lane
Adel, Iowa 50003
CIS [76526,1457]
October 6, 1991
I've uploaded the most recent version (v.1.03) of FRACTION FONTS
for Windows. There are four modifications to the previous versions
worth noting . . .
1. At the request of several SYSOPs, the archive is now in ZIP
format, rather than EXE (which was a self-extracting ZIP).
2. The fonts have been rebuilt using a different encoding scheme.
This results in about an 18% decrease in font file size.
3. The "FRACFONT.WRI" file has been totally recomposed. This file
gave some new users fits -- it appeared as a chaos of meaningless
characters in Windows Write.
This had nothing to do with FRACTION FONTS in any version. I
just happened to have written the original "FRACFONT.WRI"
using the store-bought version (1.0) of ATM. In this file all
text except fractions was identified as either "TIMES" or
"HELVETICA" rather than "Tms Rmn" or "Helv". Consequently,
ATM's Alias and Synonym functions weren't being used.
Then, along came PageMaker 4.0 with an OEM version of ATM
(1.1) and a diskfull of free fonts. Later, Lotus did the same
with ATM (1.5). Alias and Synonym functions were necessary to
identify Ariel, Gill Sans, and Times New Roman as the logical
counterparts of Tms Rmn and Helv.
To make a long story short, the updated version of
"FRACFONT.WRI" should work with any correctly installed
version of ATM that references Aliases and Synonyms for Tms
Rmn and Helv.
4. The major modification in v.1.03 is the inclusion of alternate
Degree Signs. This is to compensate for idiosyncrasies in how ATM,
PCL, PostScript, and dot matrix printers handle this symbol.
Sorry for any confusion I may have caused. I hope everyone enjoys
this sample of FRACTION FONTS for Windows.