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For help on WPSGA with these fonts or the installation, contact Paul
Friedman at CI$ ID 76424,1252.
Otherwise, comments or questions can be addressed to Elizabeth Swoope
Johnston via e-mail at CI$ ID 76436,2426 or GEnie E.JOHNSTON6.
RRKeyCaps and the matching RRKeyLetters are designed specifically
for use in computer documentation and tutorial material for PC-
compatibles. I have written hundreds of pages of those materials,
and I created both fonts after being frustrated with the keycap
fonts that currently are available to Windows users.
These keycap and keyletter typefaces are plain 2-D characters that
print well and are readable at standard body text sizes (10-12
points). Because they lack embellishments like 3-D or drop shadows,
they are not as attractive at larger (display) sizes as typefaces
from other vendors and it is not recommended that you use them as
display faces.
While the current crop of 3-D, drop shadow, and reverse keycap
typefaces are quite attractive and interesting, they don't work
well at standard text sizes. The reverse keycaps may not reproduce
well on typical copy machines, and the lettering in the 3-D and
shadow typefaces is hard to read at body text sizes because some of
the character height is occupied by the 3-D or drop shadow effect.
Most of the typefaces are cumbersome to use, too. Either you have
to compose each key by typing each character (as well as opening
and closing characters) and accessing graphics elements using the
numeric keypad; or many keys are mapped to characters above 127,
which forces you to use the numeric keypad; or the keys aren't
mapped logically.
All keys in both of the RR typefaces can be accessed in one or two
keystrokes (one of which is [Shift]). Most of the keys are mapped
mnemonically, so you won't need a character map to remember which
keycap is mapped to which key or what [Alt]-number pad combination
to use.
There are alternate versions of several keys (Bksp text-only and
text-graphic; Enter text-only, graphic-only, and both; Shift text-
only, graphic-only, and both; Tab text-only, graphic-only, and
both; Spacebar and Space; Ins and Insert; Del and Delete) so you
can use the version that you prefer.
These typefaces have been designed so that you can access them
efficiently while developing documentation, without wasted
keystrokes and mouse use. With a simple macro or two, you can use
these typefaces with barely a hitch in your typing speed.
RRKeyCaps map:
A Alt
B Backspace
C Ctrl
D Del
E Esc
F text-only Tab
I Ins
J text-only Enter
M Space
O OMNI (Northgate keyboard users)
P Pause
R Enter/Return
S Shift
T Tab
V text-only Shift
Y text-only Bksp
b down arrow (_b_ottom)
t up arrow (_t_op)
l left arrow
r right arrow
h home
e end
d PgDn
u PgUp
c CapsLock
n NumLock
o ScrollLock (this is the only one that's _really_ weird)
p PrintScreen
k Break
s Spacebar
q SysRq
f graphics-only tab
j graphics-only Enter
v graphics-only Shift
; Insert
' Delete
1 F1
2 F2
3 F3
4 F4
5 F5
6 F6
7 F7
8 F8
9 F9
0 F10
! F11 (shift of 1, or shift of F1)
@ F12
# F13 (Northgate keyboard users)
$ F14 "
% F15 "
& blank single-width key frame (like arrow keys)
* blank one-and-a-half-width key frame (like F keys)
( blank double-width key frame (like Tab)
) blank triple-width key frame (like Enter, Shift)
= two-button mouse w/no buttons pressed
[ two-button mouse w/left button pressed
] two-button mouse w/right button pressed
- - (this is not a keycap hyphen, but a regular hyphen for use between
keycaps, as in [Ctrl]-[Alt]-[Del], so that you don't have to switch
out of the keycap font just to get a hyphen, then switch back in)
+ + (regular plus for those who prefer to use a plus, rather than a hyphen,
between keys)
The RRKeyLetters typeface is a sampler of the matching typewriter keys
designed to be used with this typeface for combinations like [Ctrl]-[Y].
Registration:
When you register, you'll receive:
1) a diskette containing:
a. RRKeyCaps and RRKeyLetters in 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, and 18 pt.
in both portrait and landscape orientations
b. a WordPerfect 5.1 ALL file preconfigured to use the fonts, from which you
copy the RRKeyCaps font library to your existing printer driver.
c. EPS, CGM, and WPG versions of the four blank keycap templates
2) a printed reference sheet on hard-to-destroy "paper" that shows the
complete character map for both RRKeyCaps and RRKeyLetters on one side
and an alphabetical listing of key names, sample keys, and the character
to which each is mapped on the second side
3) Documentation with font installation instructions (you copy the font library
definition from the supplied ALL file into your ALL file in a few simple
steps. You won't have to reinstall any of your existing fonts or create a
new printer driver) and detailed instructions for creating styles and macros
to call those styles for the most efficient keyboard use of these typefaces
in WordPerfect 5.1.
Registration is $49 for either Postscript (for use with ATM or SuperPrint in
Windows) or HP bitmaps (with WP 5.1 printer driver for bitmaps) or $75 for
both formats. Shipping is $5.
Print RRKEYORD.FRM, complete it, and mail the form and payment to:
Elizabeth Swoope Johnston
Roadrunner Computing
P.O. Box 21635
Baton Rouge, LA 70894
Files you may want to download to print font samples (all from WPSGA LIB 2):
FNTTB3.COM prints a grid of boxes numbered 0-255 with all the characters
in the font printed in their appropriate boxes. (NOTE: the widest
characters in RRKeyCaps will overlap adjacent boxes.)
KEYCHT.ZIP prints a keyboard layout showing all the keys on the keyboard
and the character that is mapped to each. (NOTE: the widest characters in
RRKeyCaps will overlap adjacent keys.)
GETTING INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR PRINTER DRIVER:
Before you copy the font files to your hard disk drive and copy the keycap font
library to your existing printer, you need to know which printer driver you are
using and where your existing soft font files (if you have any) are stored. If
you already know this information, you can skip this section.
1. Get into WordPerfect.
2. [Shift]-[F7] to access the printer menu.
3. Make a note of the name of the printer listed beside Select printer.
4. Select printer
5. Look at the path shown by Path for Downloadable Fonts and Printer Command
Files. If there is one, make a note of it.
6. [F7] three times to get back out to the blank document edit screen, then
exit from WordPerfect.
COPYING THE PRINTER DRIVER FILE:
1. Copy the printer driver file KEYDEM.ALL to your WordPerfect 5.1 subdirectory
(probably WP51). For example:
COPY C:\TAPDOWN\KEYDEM.ALL C:\WP51[Enter]
if your printer driver file is in C:\TAPDOWN
MODIFYING YOUR PRINTER DRIVER:
Before making any modifications to your existing printer driver, you should
back up the printer driver file. If you are using a Hewlett Packard LaserJet
printer, your ALL file is probably WPHP1.ALL unless you are using a third-party
font cartridge or some brands of soft fonts. YouÆll need to determine which ALL
file the printer driver you are using is stored in before continuing with these
instructions.
Before you can modify your printer driver, you will need to be in your
WordPerfect 5.1 subdirectory. The assumption is that that subdirectory is WP51.
If it is not, modify the command accordingly.
2. To change to the correct directory, at the DOS prompt, type:
CD\WP51 [Enter]
3. To make a backup copy of your original ALL file, type:
COPY WPHP1.ALL WPHP1.OLD [Enter]
If you are using a different printer driver, substitute the name of that
printer driver file for WPHP1.ALL.)
4. At the DOS prompt, type:
PTR KEYDEM.ALL [Enter]
If you get the message Bad command or filename, the PTR program has not been
installed on your computer and you will have to run the WordPerfect
installation program and do a custom installation to install only PTR.
5. Press [Ctrl]-[F8] to get to the Font Libraries.
Your cursor will be on the library RoadRunner Key Fonts (Demo).
6. [Ctrl]-[F4]
7. Either type the name of the target ALL file (probably WPHP1.ALL), or [F5] to
List files and select the ALL file.
8. [Alt]-[F7]
9. When asked if you wish to Save the current all file, type N, and when asked
if you wish to Exit, type N again.
10. [Shift]-[F10] then type the name of the target all file (probably
WPHP1.ALL).
11. Use the cursor keys to select the printer that you will be using, then
[Enter]
12. Use the cursor keys to highlight Fonts then [Enter]
13. Use b or d to move the cursor to the RoadRunner Key Fonts (Demo) font
library
14. Press *
15. [F7] then [Alt]-[F7]
16. When asked if you wish to save the file, type Y, then press [Enter] when
the name of the file is listed, type Y when asked if you wish to replace the
file, and type Y when asked if you wish to exit the PTR program.
17. Get into WordPerfect.
18. [Shift]-[F7] to access the printer menu.
19. Select Printer
20. Update
21. [F7] to return to the printer edit screen.
22. If you are not using soft fonts already, you will need to tell WordPerfect
where to find your new fonts. Select Path for Downloadable Fonts and Printer
Command Files and type the complete path for the subdirectory into which you
copied your soft font files (C:\BITMAPS [Enter] for example).
23. Once you have verified that your keycap fonts are working, you may wish to
erase KEYDEM.ALL from your hard drive.