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Short: Font preferences V2.17 (Cardware)
Type: util/wb
Uploader: stengle@pico.phys.chemie.tu-muenchen.de
Author: stengle@pico.phys.chemie.tu-muenchen.de
The program is controlable via keys and is font sensitiv.
(Version date: 23.1.94). The program doesn't work with
cachefonts. (John Preston please contact me via e-mail!)
HISTORY
V1.x: - old version, was available on aminet
V2.0: - totally new outfit and control
V2.1: - now supports cli-argument FROM, USE and SAVE
o FROM: file to load preferences
o USE: temporarily use the selected screenmode
o SAVE: use now and next on reboot
o PUBSCREEN: open window on public screen
V2.2: - corrected NewLookMenus of Kick3.0
(Bug reported by Gunther Kiehl)
V2.3: - displayed font has the right size corresponding
to the visible size in the sizelist
(Bug reported by Oliver Bausch)
V2.4: - removed libcals of KS3.0
(Bug reported by Jewelie Brandon)
V2.5: - write also files sysfont.prefs and wbfont.prefs in
older KS-Versions. (Bug reported by Laurence)
V2.6: - small bugfixes (Bug reported by Jewelie Brandon)
V2.7: - small bugfixes (Bug reported by Jewelie Brandon)
V2.8: - small bugfixes (Bug reported by Jewelie Brandon)
V2.8a: - incl. italian catalog file (sent by Alessandro Ponzio)
V2.10: - now with correct italian catalog file a small bugfixes
sorry for that, but I took the catalog file from Alessandro
and didn't check out if it works well. Now it should do so!
V2.11: - fixed the bug under Kick Version < 40.xx where not all
texts were displayed
V2.12: - now FontPrefs matches on a PAL-Hires-Screen (:-))
V2.14: - now all Fonts work with the display
V2.15: - corrected version string
V2.16: - FontPrefs destroyed sometimes the background when displaying
large fonts. This is fixed now. Check version of catalogfile.
Improved some routines, so FontPrefs V2.16 is smaller than V2.15
V2.17: - added escape to quit FontPrefs
COPYRIGHT
FontPrefs is freely distributable. It is "CardWare" (look under AUTHOR).
FontPrefs is free to be spread on public-domain and shareware disks
especially on Fred Fish's AmigaLibDisks, as long as they are sold for
a reasonable charge that is less than US $6 or DM 8.- .
For use in commercial products the permission of the authors is required.
FontPrefs may be copied and distributed via electronic networks such
as the Internet, also it may be held available on anonymous ftp-servers,
mail-boxes or BBS's.
The Copyright is still by the Author.
AUTHOR
Martin Stengle
Kaspar-Kerll-Str. 37
81245 München
Germany
Internet: stengle@pico.phys.chemie.tu-muenchen.de
PS.: IF YOU USE THIS PROGRAM, YOU MUST SEND ME A POSTCARD !!
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REQUIREMENTS
o Any Amiga with Kickstart 2.04 (V37) or higher
OPTIONS - CLI ARGUMENTS
FontPrefs now knows some Cli-Args which may be issued on the
command line. (FROM/K,USE/S,SAVE/S,PUBSCREEN/K)
Here are the Cli-Args the program recognizes.
FROM <filename>
the file filename will be loaded as preferences
USE
the loaded file will be used as new prefs until
next reboot
SAVE
the loaded file will be used as new prefs and are
also active on next reboot
PUBSCREEN <screenname>
opens window on public-screen
USAGE:
- Cursor up and down to go up and down in the fontlist
- Cursor left and right to go up and down in the sizelist
- hit escape to quit FontPrefs without saving
- Keycodes are visible in program
- Select the kind of font you want to change with the three
gadgets on the left side.
- Then pick a font. After you have decided to take one, click
on the gadget under the listview-gadgets (on the right side)
to aply the font.
- When you have finished, take one of the three gadgets on the
lower left side of the window.
- After this buy a postcard of your hometown and send me some
greetings. :-))
Try it and you will like it.
TESTING
This program was developed on an A4000/040 and was tested on the
following configurations:
o A4000/040, 241 MB & 120 MB IDE HDs, oMniBus-Gfx-System, 2 MB Chip-RAM
and 8 MB Fast-RAM. (OS3.0)
E-Mail to:
stengle@pico.phys.chemie.tu-muenchen.de