OS/2 Shareware BBS: 12 Font/12-Font.zip/rr_frght.zip/README_F.TXT

Text File | 1994-12-11 | 14KB | 306 lines

THIS FONT WAS MADE FOR PRINTING AND MAY NOT LOOK ITS BEST
ON SCREEN!!

IT IS A DETAILED SET OF FREIGHT TRAIN SILHOUETTES


IF YOU LIKE THIS FONT THEN PLEASE SUPPORT IT BY PAYING THE
SHAREWARE FEE


12/9/94

ABOUT THE FREIGHT 2.1 FONT:
    This font is a virtual railroad for your printer.  You will need a
high resolution printer to truly appreciate this font.  The screen bit
map isn't the best, but load up the PostScript and print out a copy of
"FRGT_MAP.WRI" to see all the living detail in full heart stopping
color (well, I get carried away, but you get the idea).  Now you can
add the finest freight trains to your documents.

    There are five different locomotives and thirteen freight cars.
Each locomotive and car is assigned to a different key.  For each
locomotive, lower case corresponds to facing leftward and upper case
corresponds to facing rightward.  For the rest of the cars, lower and
upper case characters will be opposite sides of the same car, but
there is no real distinction between forward and backward.  In some
cases, it is a small distinction between left and right, but, it is
included for completeness.  In addition, for the cars that carry an
open load, you can get a loaded version by using the option key.
After loading the font, you should print out a copy of
"FRGT_MAP.WRI" for a sample of the font and to see which
characters map to which keys.
    My logic for assigning the characters was to put the
locomotives in the upper left corner of the keyboard.  In the lower
left, I put the cabooses.  In the middle and lower right, I put all of
the freight cars.  My favorite one is the bulldozer.  For 1-4, you will
find four different wayside objects to complete the train scene.
    Many of the cars were done from memory and are not exact
replicas of real freight cars.  They are close though.


NEW WITH VERSION 2.1:
    The font itself is essentially the same as the last release.  I
caught a minor error with the artwork in two of the characters, but
nobody else complained, so it must have been minor.  I have revised
the documentation to make it a little more user friendly and
reference my newest products.  Added .AFM files for OS/2 and Unix
users


INCLUDED FILES:
"README_F.WRI",  "README_F.TXT",   "FRGT_MAP.WRI",
"RR_FRGHT.PFB", "RR_FRGHT.PFM",  "RR_FRGHT.AFM",  and
"RR_FRGHT.TTF"

    Freight font, all of its accompanying files and train icon are
copy right 1994, Benn Coifman. (that looks so nasty now that I typed
it)


Revisions:
1.0    The original
1.1    Small changes to one or two characters ("w" & "e"), added teach
text readme file.
1.2    Revised address
2.0    FIXED a compatibility problem- some printers would not
recognize my fonts as being different entities, now you should not
see any conflicts between fonts.  Added the IBM version (all option
characters have been moved to A-Z & a-z for the IBM version ONLY).
Fixed (I hope) a problem printing some of the option characters (if
you do encounter this problem, write me and specifically request the
Mac version with IBM key assignments)  Added two characters, an
open door boxcar and a boxcar with a hobo.  Cleaned up all of the
characters.  You shouldn't see any change, but your printer should.
2.1    Corrected a small error in the artwork and updated the
documentation.  Added .AFM files for OS/2 and Unix users

IN THE EVENT YOU ARE UNABLE TO OPEN THE MAP FILE, THIS FONT
USES THE FOLLOWING KEYS FOR VARIOUS LOCOMOTIVE, CARS AND
WAYSIDE OBJECTS:
q, Q, w, W, e, E, r, R, t, T, y, Y, u, U, o, O, p, P, a, A, s, S, d, D, f, F, g, G, h,
H, j, J, k, K, l, L, z, Z, x, X, c, C, v, V, b, B, n, N, m, M, 1, !, 2, @, 3, #, 4


GENERIC README (SIMILAR IN ALL OF MY FONTS)

IMPORTANT STUFF:

SOME CHARACTERS MAY BE TOO DETAILED TO SHOW ON THE SCREEN
and will appear as empty boxes.  They may still print okay though.
(See Windows True Type tip below)

DO NOT INSTALL THE POST SCRIPT and TRUE TYPE VERSIONS AT THE
SAME TIME

THE TRUE TYPE FONT MAY NOT WORK ON ALL SYSTEMS, THE POST
SCRIPT (ATM) FONT IS PREFERRED.


ABOUT THE IBM VERSIONS:
    Yeah, I am a Mac head.  I am slowly learning all I can about the
IBM systems.  I am also enlisting the help of my IBM friends as
"consultants".  This might be a bumpy road at first, but these fonts
are pretty neat and they are worth the trek.  From my end, I am
more than willing to work with you to get the fonts to work on your
machine.  On your end, I ask for patience if they don't work on the
first try.  Please let me know ASAP if you are having any problems.
I am willing to do minor changes or generate bit map files for DOS
users as much as my time will permit.  Let me know what you want
or need and we'll work something out.

TRUE TYPE vs. POST SCRIPT:
    On some machines, not all characters of the True Type font will
be visible.  Please don't lose heart, they are there and should print
okay, it is just the fact that there are so many points in the character
that windows decided you don't really need to see it.  I will try to fix
this in later versions.  If the True Type font gives you problems, try
the Post Script version, it seems to be a little more stable.  Note that
the contents of both fonts are the same.


HOW TO INSTALL THE POST SCRIPT TRAIN FONT ON WINDOWS:
    You will need WINDOWS 3.0 or later and/or the ADOBE TYPE
MANAGER (ATM) version 2.0 or later.
1) Start the ATM control panel by double clicking on it.
2) Click the Add button
3) Locate the drive/directory containing your fonts using the scroll
bars
4) Double click on the drive/directory to show the names of the fonts
on the disk
5) Select the fonts to install
6) Click the Add button
7) Exit ATM (you may have to restart windows to use the fonts,
depending on the version of ATM you have)

WINDOWS TRUE TYPE TIP:
    If a complex True Type font fails to print, you may be able to
solve the problem by changing the OutlineThreshold setting in the
[True Type] section of your Windows WIN.INI file.  The default
setting is 256 (pixels per em (if you don't know, don't worry)) and
has a range of 0-300.  If you change it to 70 (i.e.,
OutlineThreshold=70), the True Type font might print.  The price of
this improvement may be a slower print speed.  As I understand it,
by lowering the OutlineThreshold, you are decreasing the amount of
memory needed to print the fonts.
    You may also want to consult your Windows documentation.  If
you do find a clever fix for rendering my complex fonts, please let
me know and I will pass the word on to other IBM users.

    IF YOU HAVE TROUBLES installing this font or it doesn't seem to
print out correctly, PLEASE LET ME KNOW as soon as possible.  I can
either give you more specific instillation information or go and fix
the bug.  (e-mail is great for this, but snail mail works fine too)

    If you use this font in publication or on a product, please let me
know.  It is always interesting to hear the clever uses people have
had for my fonts.  (I would also love a copy of your publication for
my scrap book)


NOW FOR THE "ASKING FOR MONEY" BIT, AKA, THIS IS SHAREWARE:
    You are free to use (play with, throw at the cat, etc.) this font
for one week after receiving it.  If you like it and decide to keep it,
you should send a US $10 "shareware" fee to myself at the address
below (for international users, see item 4 in "The Fine Print").  Please
include a brief note describing where you got this font, what you like
about it, and what you would like to see in the future.
    If you just have to have the full collection of my train fonts
(see "Product Ad"), send a couple of FORMATTED 3.5" HD disks (Two
HD for Mac, or One HD for IBM recommended) and a SELF ADDRESSED
STAMPED ENVELOPE to the address below. (I hate to format disks
and you will be sure to get the right machine, Mac or IBM, this way)
    I do not want to send any of my customers into bankruptcy, if
you are honestly poor, (i.e., you ain't gonna support the American
way and my education) please send a post card (the weirder the
better) describing where you got this font, what you like about it and
what you would like to see added to it.

THE FINE PRINT:
-Each font or icon package is an individual product.  Thus, if you
keep Passenger Font and Freight Font, you should pay $20, not $10.

-You may NOT use this font in any publication or any product unless
you register your copy by sending $10 FOR EACH FONT YOU USE.  Be
sure to specify which fonts you are registering for.  It is not fair for
you to make money off of my hard work without paying the
Shareware fees.

-If you decide to keep several of my shareware products and you are
only using them for personal applications (or you are using them for
a struggling NONPROFIT organization promoting railroads), then $10
a piece can get to be a bit expensive.  Please pay what you think they
are worth.  I recommend $10 for the first font and $5 for each
additional font.

-If you do not reside in the US, then getting a check in US$ may be
difficult for you.  So, I will also accept any interesting widgets, toys,
books, time tables, postcards or what not.  What's common place to
you is quite possibly exotic for me.  By the way, I'm a rail fan (hint
hint hint)

-You may distribute this font for free, however, you may not sell this
font or include it in any package for sale without the written
permission of myself, Benn Coifman.  I am very agreeable to CD
ROM's and shareware packages for sale, however, I do want to retain
some degree of control over my work.  So, please contact me first.
(note, this clause does NOT apply to dial up services like Compuserve,
America On Line and bulletin boards that charge by the unit of time.
Theses services may list my products without contacting me)


WHY SHOULD YOU SEND IN THE SHAREWARE FEE?
    Well, I am releasing this font in it's entirety.  I put a lot of hard
work into this font.  I have also gotten a lot of pleasure from it.
Ignoring all of the capitalistic angles, your shareware dollar will
speed up the development of new train fonts and help me afford
new font tools.  My goal is to at least break even.
    Only 39 people have registered my shareware products since I
first released them ten months ago.  There are a lot of expenses that
go into these fonts.  My font editor cost almost $300.  Then there are
the little expenses like ink cartridges (you wouldn't believe how
many ink cartridges I go through) and paying for a mail box.  Oy!
And you want to talk about memory... 40 Meg of hard disk devoted
to fonts and icon development.
    I would love to purchase the latest version of Illustrator and
produce more clip art.  I could also use more disk space to keep these
toys in.


BENEFITS OF PAYING THE SHAREWARE FEE:
    Enough of what shareware fees do for me, what will they do for
you!?  I will spend less time on school and more time on producing
shareware.  You will also be entitled to a peek into things to come.  If
you send a disk (or two) along with your payment, I will give the
Demo font that includes all of the odd characters that haven't quite
found a home yet (including a number of steam engines!).  In
addition, I will rush you out the most recent versions of my fonts
and icons.  I might even toss in a couple of pre-release fonts.


GIVE IT TO YOUR FRIENDS, RAIL FONTS MAKE GREAT BIRTHDAY
GIFTS (GRIN):
    You are free to distribute this font, as long as you include all of
the files that it came with it (see the beginning of this document for
the packing list)


NOW SHOWING: (i.e., other great shareware products to look for)
(available for the MAC or IBM unless noted)

NEW
-Warbonnet- Mac only- a gray scale type3 font &/or color eps clipart
depicting the streamlined passenger trains of the AT&SF
-Daylight- Mac only- a gray scale type3 font &/or color eps clipart
depicting the 1937 SP Daylights.
-Zephyr- an art deco font styled after Zephyr Gothic, the letterface
used by CB&Q, WP et al.
-TrainTracks- snap track for your word processor.

IMPROVED
-RailPassenger- a high resolution picture font that allows you to
couple together a passenger train ca. 1950.
-RailFreight- a high resolution picture font that allows you to couple
together a freight train ca. 1960.
-RailModPax- a high resolution picture font that allows you to couple
together a modern day passenger train (i.e. Amtrak).

-RailroadRoman- a high quality roman font in the style of hand
lettering on railroad cars ca. 1900.
-EmpireBuilder- styled after the typeface used by Great Northern on
their passenger trains ca. 1950.
-AlphabetTrain- RailroadRoman meets RailFreight, i.e. letters on flat
cars, good for titles and page numbers.

-RailHeralds- a picture font containing a collection of high resolution
(I use that phrase a lot) rail heralds.

-Rail Icons- Mac only- approximately 60 rail related icons
(locomotives, cars and heralds).


    Look for them on the net, the WEB, Compuserve, AOL, your
favorite bulletin board, or send me a couple of FORMATTED 3.5" disks
and a SELF ADDRESSED STAMPED ENVELOPE.  I'll fill the disks up and
return it.


YOU WANT YOUR CAR (OR DREAM CAR), LOGO OR HERALD ON YOUR
KEYBOARD?
I am willing to do custom work, as my time allows, at reasonable
rates.


Benn Coifman
ASUC Box 624 # 4510,
Bancroft & Telegraph
Berkeley, CA 94720-4510

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