Welcome to TypeStyler 2.0! This document contains important information regarding your new version of TypeStyler. Corrections and some information not printed in the manual or addendum are listed here. Please read it carefully.
MAKE BACKUPS!
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Before installing TypeStyler, be sure to make backups of your TypeStyler 2.0 disks! Put the originals in a safe place.
Installing TypeStyler 2.0
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Installation for new users with a hard disk
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Select "New Folder" from the File menu and name the folder 'TypeStyler'. Next, drag the contents of the two disks (use the backups that you created) into the "TypeStyler" folder on your Macintosh hard disk.
Installation for TypeStyler 1.x users with a hard disk
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Drag the TypeStyler application from Disk 1 and all but the "AGFA SmoothFonts" folder on Disk 2 into the existing TypeStyler folder on your hard disk.
Installation for floppy disk only systems
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If you do not have a hard disk, you can still run TypeStyler. If you have a newer Macintosh which has an FDHD SuperDrive (this includes all late model Macs, such as the Classic, LC, etc.) we strongly recommend that you use a 1.44 MB high density floppy disk. Simply format a high density disk, then create a new folder on the disk. Drag the TypeStyler application from Disk 1 and the AGFA SmoothFonts folder from disk 2 into the folder on the disk. If you are running System 7, then you will also need to drag the TypeStyler Help file from Disk 2 into the folder.
What's On the Disks
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The contents of the two disks are slightly different than those listed on page 3 of the TypeStyler User's Guide. The "TypeStyler Help" file and the SmoothMover™ utility program file are located on Disk 2.
International Versions
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International versions of TypeStyler 2.0 are no longer necessary. TypeStyler 2.0 will work on any international System.
TypeStyler Memory Requirements
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•Not using System 7 with a Monochrome (black & white) monitor requires 1 megabyte of memory.
•Not using System 7 with a Color monitor requires 2 megabytes of memory.
•Using System 7 with a Monochrome (black & white) monitor requires 2.5 megabytes of memory.
•Using System 7 with a Color monitor requires 4 megabytes of memory.
Special Notes:
◊ Monochrome system: Minimum required system is a Macintosh Plus, SE or Classic with 1 Megabyte; 2 Megabytes is highly recommended. Depending on the number of INITs that you have installed in the System, you should be able to use TypeStyler as it is intended on a system with only 1 Megabyte. However, note that complex documents which use gradient fills and fades, 3-D effects, or zoom effects can tax QuickDraw to the point where a 1 Megabyte system cannot meet QuickDraw memory demands.
◊ Color system: 4 Megabytes is highly recommended for color work. Since color requires more memory than monochrome, the notes above on the limitations of a 1 Megabyte monochrome system are applicable to a 2 Megabyte color system.
◊ When working on complex documents under System 7 or running MultiFinder under earlier system versions, increasing application memory size can improve performance. If you have extra memory available, select the TypeStyler application icon (not the folder) by clicking on it once and choose "Get Info" from the File menu. At the lower right of the info window there is a number in a box. Increase that number as desired.
Using Adobe Type Manager® (ATM™)
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Usage of Adobe Type Manager 2.0 or higher with TypeStyler 2.0 allows access of Type 1 fonts without the need to convert. Type 3 fonts will need to be converted to SmoothFont file format by selecting Font Converter from the Options menu.
If you have a large number of Type 1 fonts and a great number of fonts are not appearing in the font list, select the "Look For Uninstalled Styles" in the Preferences dialog under the Options menu. If you still have difficulty, try increasing the ATM font cache size in the control panel.
If you have difficulties accessing the fonts which came with ATM or other Type 1 fonts, refer to your ATM manual.
Using Adobe Type Reunion™
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Duplication of font names within families when using Adobe Type Reunion can be overcome by de-selecting the "Look For Uninstalled Styles" in the Preferences dialog.
Users with Suitcase™ II v.1.2.11 or higher with Adobe Type Reunion installed should press Option-Shift keys while clicking on the font menu to have the font names represented in their actual typestyles.
TrueType Fonts
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System 7 users will be able to access all installed TrueType fonts. Users with Systems 6.0.7 or 6.0.8 will need to install the TrueType INIT in your system.
If you having difficulties accessing TrueType fonts with Type 1 fonts of the same name installed, try turning ATM off in the Control Panel or removing the Type 1 fonts from the system. TypeStyler 2.0 searches for fonts in the following order: SmoothFonts, Type 1, TrueType.
Color Issues
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If a special color palette, such as Precision Blues, is selected and a document containing colors other than Precision Blues is opened, the exact number of colors necessary to display the document will be replaced in the Precision Blue palette.
If creating custom styles for the Style Library (see "The Style Librarian" on page 101 of the TypeStyler User's Guide) which have color, try to use custom colors if possible. Custom colors are absolute, and using them instead of palette colors will avoid the problem of colors saved in the Style Library mapping to new colors.
Macintosh Quadra Series
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Problems with Macintosh Quadras can be overcome by copying the Cache Switch CDEV from the Tidbits disk in your System 7.0.1 disk set to the Control Panel folder in your system folder and restarting your computer. Select Control Panel from the Apple icon and double-click the Cache Switch icon. Select the More Compatible option.
Older TypeStyler Documents
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TypeStyler 2.0 has different reference points than versions prior to 1.5. This can cause older documents to look slightly different when viewed in version 2.0 using the new points of reference. In order to preserve the appearance of older documents, TypeStyler by default does not draw documents created with older versions with the new reference points. However, in most cases you will want to have the documents adopt the new references. Please refer to page 4 in the TypeStyler 2.0 Addendum manual for information on how to proceed. In any case, always make backups of older TypeStyler documents before experimenting.
Family-Built Fonts
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TypeStyler has supported family-built fonts since version 1.5. There is a one page insert document included in the package which details how TypeStyler supports these fonts. While this document will be of help to professional graphic artists in particular, all users interested in how the Macintosh handles fonts would benefit from reading it.
Printing Issues
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TypeStyler, despite its ease of use, is a very powerful product. The artwork that it creates pushes the bounds of the PostScript language. Occasionally, you may create a document that is simply too complex to be processed by your PostScript interpreter in a reasonable amount of time. Since some TypeStyler effects take longer than others to print, you can reduce the printing time of complex documents by judicious use of the following effects which are especially memory intensive:
QuickDraw Fill Patterns
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Some patterns are more complex than others. In the pattern palette, the top four lines of patterns are the least complex; those below gradually become more complex. Using graduated fills, starburst patterns, and fades also add to the complexity of documents.
3D Effects and Zoom Shadows
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These effects can be very memory intensive. Keep in mind that a solid shadow is much less complicated than a faded one.
You shouldn't have any problems with any type of text distortion. It is the embellishment of those text objects with complex pattern fades and zoom effects which can slow down the printer processing time.
Color Gradations
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Fills with a color gradation having a direction other than 0, 90, 180, or 270 will require a bit more time to draw on the screen. To reduce the time to redraw, select Frames from the Object Refresh menu option under the View menu while resizing. Once resizing is completed, select the paintbrush from the tool palette to redraw the object in color.
Corrections
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In the Custom Color Editor, the default color model is CMYK. The TypeStyler 2.0 Addendum Manual states the default as RGB.
Edits to the Pattern palette are now saved. Prior to version 2.0, changes made in the Pattern Editor would only apply to documents created in the same editing session as noted on page 95 of the TypeStyler User's Guide.
