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* README FILE FOR FontFolder 2.1 *
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FILES FOR FONTFOLDER VERSION 2.1
DISKETTE VERSION
The diskette for FontFolder Version 2.1 should contain the
following files:
CATALOG.TXT Used to customize font catalog printing
CHARBOX.TXT Used to customize specimen sheet printing
EMTEC.TXT EmTec ordering information and order form
FFCLEAN.EXE FontFolder Cleanup module (new with 2.1)
FFPRNMOD.EXE FontFolder print module - not directly executable
FILE_ID.DIZ Brief description in DIZ format
FONTFOLD.EXE FontFolder program file
FONTFOLD.HLP FontFolder Help file
FONTFOLD.NEW Brief description of new and changed
features of Version 2.1
LICENSE.TXT FontFolder License file and registration
information
LINE.TXT Used to customize specimen sheet printing
PGRAPH.TXT Used to customize specimen sheet printing
README.TXT This file
In addition, the diskette should contain the file FNTFLIB.ZIP
described in the following On-line Version list, and the file
OS2FNFAQ.INF which is a VIEWable copy of the current version
of OS/2 Fonts Frequently Asked Questions.
ON-LINE VERSION
On-line users should look for the following files. FNTF21.ZIP
is required while FNTFLIB.ZIP is optional.
FNTF21.ZIP Contains the files named above.
Please use this file if you upload
FontFolder to a bulletin board or on-line
service.
FNTFLIB.ZIP Contains the FontFolder pre-registered
libraries for popular font CDROM's as shown
below.
BST500.FZ2 Pre-registered library for the Bitstream
500 Font CDROM (includes library and text
documentation file). ZIP format.
COR25.FZ2 Pre-registered library for the fonts on
the CorelDraw 2.5 for OS/2 CDROM.
(includes library and text documentation
file). ZIP format.
HB1093.FZ2 Pre-registered library for the fonts on
the October, 1993 Hobbes OS/2 CDROM.
(includes library and text documentation
file). ZIP format.
EX2000.FZ2 Pre-registered library for the fonts on
the Expert Software 2000 Fantastic Fonts
CDROM. (includes libraries for entire
CDROM and also by-subdirectory libraries
and text documentation files. ZIP format.
My thanks to Larry Ebbit for creating this
library and for giving me permission to
ship it with FontFolder.
FNTFSTAR.ZIP Pre-registered library for the fonts on the
StarMedia CDROM shipped with StarOffice.
GENERAL
This README file gives basic information for installing and
starting FontFolder for the first time. For more detailed
instructions on using FontFolder, consult the on-line Help.
NEW FONTFOLDER USERS
FontFolder does not at this time have an installation program. To
install FontFolder create a directory for FontFolder and copy the
following files to this directory:
FONTFOLD.EXE
FFCLEAN.EXE (new with Version 2.1)
FFPRNMOD.EXE
CATALOG.TXT
CHARBOX.TXT
LINE.TXT
PGRAPH.TXT
In addition copy FONTFOLD.HLP either to this same directory or to any
directory listed in the SET HELP= entry in CONFIG.SYS.
To create a Program Object for FontFolder on your desktop, open the
Templates folder and drag a Program Object from the Program Template
to your desktop. Give the Program Object the name you want to appear
under the FontFolder icon, and when the Settings Notebook appears,
fill in the Path and Filename field with the fully qualified path to
the FONTFOLD.EXE file based on the directory where you have placed
this file, e.g. C:\FONTFOLD\FONTFOLD.EXE. Close the Settings
Notebook.
When you start FontFolder the first time it will ask you to make
some choices of directory locations for its files, and ask you to
confirm the drive letters it has determined for your removable
drives and for your CDROM drives if you have any. This information
will be saved so you will not have to repeat this in the future
when you start FontFolder.
After starting FontFolder for the first time, bring up the Help and
read the sections on FontFolder Overview, Installing FontFolder and
Using FontFolder for basic familiarization with the program. Help
is also available for all menu items; hit F1 when the menu item is
selected.
USERS UPGRADING FROM AN EARLIER VERSION OF FONTFOLDER
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IT IS IMPORTANT TO TAKE THE FOLLOWING STEPS WHEN UPGRADING FROM AN
EARLIER VERSION OF FONTFOLDER, BE SURE AND READ AND CARRY OUT ALL
THE STEPS BEFORE STARTING FONTFOLDER 2.1 FOR THE FIRST TIME.
******************************************************************
1) Create a directory for FontFolder 2.1 and copy the following
files to this directory:
FONTFOLD.EXE
FONTFOLD.HLP
FFCLEAN.EXE (new with Version 2.1)
FFPRNMOD.EXE
CATALOG.TXT
CHARBOX.TXT
LINE.TXT
PGRAPH.TXT
Alternatively, you can copy these files in to your existing
FontFolder directory. If you do, be sure to back up the
FONTFOLD.EXE and FONTFOLD.HLP files first so you can restore them
in needed. Also, if you have customized any of the .TXT files,
don't copy these new ones over them.
2) If you are setting up FontFolder 2.1 in a different directory
than you used for your earlier version, make a backup of the
FONTFOLD.INI, and all MLIBnnn.FF2 and FNTPKnnn.FP2 files associated
with your 1.2 version of FontFolder. The locations of these files
is set by the Path entries you have made in your FontFolder
Settings. Make sure to get the files corresponding to these path
settings so that you have the current versions of these files.
Once you have made backups of these files, copy the MLIBnnn.FF2 and
FNTPKnnn.FP2 files to your 2.1 directory.
While it is possible to copy your existing FONTFOLD.INI file to
your 2.1 directory and modify it appropriately, it is easy to make
a mistake here, so I do not recommend it. If you do not copy
FONTFOLD.INI, you will lose any customization such as window size
and placement, but you will not lose the ability to use your
libraries and fontpacks.
3) If you decide to copy FONTFOLD.INI to your 2.1 directory, make
sure that the FIRST thing you do upon starting FontFolder 2.1 is to
go to the Settings and modify the Path to the FontFolder INI file
and the Path to FontFolder Data Files to point to your 2.1
directory instead of your 2.0 directory. You MUST do this before
you save any library or close FontFolder to keep from having your
2.0 INI and data files overwritten with 2.1 versions. As noted
below, you should leave the path to your FFCACHE file set to point
to the same location as in FontFolder 2.0.
4) If you are using CDROM fonts or fonts on a network, start version
2.0 of FontFolder, open the Settings to the Paths page, and make a
note of what is entered in the Path to Font Cache field. It will
most likely point to a FFCACHE subdirectory of your FontFolder 2.0
directory. When you first start version 2.1, set your Path to Font
Cache in version 2.1 to point to this 2.0 location so that both
versions of FontFolder use the same Font Cache location when they
install and remove CDROM or network fonts in OS/2. Once you are
satisfied with the operation of FontFolder 2.1 and want to remove
FontFolder 2.0 from your system, follow the instructions in the
NOTE immediately below to move your Font Cache location befo