A cdev to change the default font used by applications. The "default font" is the one used by most applications in "Untitled" windows.
NOTE: ApFont is shareware! If you like it and use it, you should pay for it. Please send $5.00 or whatever you think it's worth to:
Jim Hamilton
3816 So. Lamar #1620
Austin, TX 78704
Questions, comments, bug reports to the above address (please enclose a SASE)
or to CompuServe (71640,235).
To install ApFont, simply drag the icon into your System Folder. The ApFont icon will be visible the next time you run the Control Panel desk accessory.
To use ApFont, click on the icon in the list on the left side of the window. When the ApFont window comes up, you may select a new default font by simply clicking in the name of the font you wish to make the default.
You may also use ApFont to restore the original default (Geneva) that came when you first got your Mac by clicking on the "Use Geneva" button. This is much faster and easier than taking the battery out of your Mac, and you also won't have to reset the date and time.
The "All Open Font Files" and "System File Only" radio buttons select whether or not to look at fonts in files opened by a utility such as Suitcase. (In fact, this feature exists ONLY because of Suitcase; I originally intended to scan only the System file, but I got tired of choosing only from among Chicago, Geneva, and Monaco.) With System 4.2 (with or without MultiFinder), application resource files seem to be masked when ApFont is open. This means that if you have any fonts in an application, you will not be able to set them as the default font. I don't know why this change was made (they were available in 4.1 and earlier), but I would question the desire to do that anyway (unless you only use one application).
NOTE: Version 2.0 adds three features. All three entail displaying the selected font.
1: The name of the font shows up in that font; i.e., the word "Helvetica" shows up in Helvetica 12 point. This works for all fonts, including those such as Cairo, Mobile, and others which are not letters and digits but symbols (did I mention Symbol?). Since not many people can read Greek letters (not to mention Cairo heiroglyphs), I have also included:
2: When a font is selected (by clicking on the list of fonts), its name will be highlighted. This helps tell the difference between Mobile and Cairo, and it is also nice to see.
3: By clicking on the "Sample" button, you can see a window containing every character which can be made by the standard Mac Plus keyboard.
