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Documentation for the font "penpal"
This font has a standard Amiga font structure. In order to install the
"penpal" font on a disk (which, for safety, should be a backup disk in case
something goes wrong), follow these instructions:
1. Create a directory called "penpal" in the "fonts" directory of
the disk on which you want to put "penpal" by using the CLI command
MAKEDIR df0:fonts/penpal
or MAKEDIR df1:fonts/penpal
depending on whether the target disk is in drive 0 or 1.
2. Copy the file in this ARC called "PenPal.18" into the "penpal"
directory as a file named simply "18" using a CLI command something
like COPY df1:PenPal.18 df0:fonts/penpal/18
or COPY ram:PenPal.18 df0:fonts/penpal/18
or whatever corresponds to your source and destination files.
3. Copy the file in this ARC called "penpal.font" into the "fonts"
directory using a CLI command like
COPY df1:penpal.font df0:fonts
or COPY ram:penpal.font df0:fonts
or whatever.
Once you have "penpal.font" in the "fonts" directory and "18" in the
"fonts/penpal" subdirectory, you should then find that "penpal 18" appears
in your font menu when you use the disk. Don't use CLI to change the names
of these files to something you like better, because the "penpal.font" file
has the "penpal" name imbedded in it. You can, of course, change the names
and even the font itself, using a font editor, as mentioned below.
If you have already installed additional fonts, the process described
above should seem familiar but, if not, it will seem a little weird.
"Penpal" is a true script font, in that the letters join together as
in normal handwriting. Cursive fonts also simulate handwriting, but do not
actually join together. The "penpal" font was designed to simulate normal
handwriting on a dot matrix printer, and consequently may look somewhat thin
on a screen display. With it you could "write" someone a "handwritten" note
or letter by just typing on your keyboard.
Like other Amiga fonts, "penpal" can be used in NotePad,
in PageSetter and other desktop or personal publishing programs, and
in paint programs. Just install "penpal" in the "fonts" directory of a
working copy of the program disk, as described above.
You can use "penpal" as a starting point for creating
your own custom script fonts by using a public domain font editor or by
using "FED" which was included on the Extras disk of the AmigaDos 1.2
Enhancer package. FED is a full-featured font editor with a good user
interface. Fed does not require the two files associated with a font to be
in the "fonts" directory. Fed has a small bug that messes up sometimes
when you shift a character's bit pattern right or left, but you can replace
the few dropped or misplaced pixels without too much trouble.
I used "Fed" to create "penpal". Once you load "penpal" into Fed,
you can "see how it was done." The tricky part with a script font is
to get the letters to join up smoothly and still have the letters look
fairly natural. But the Amiga fonts are versatile enough to allow you
to do that, and more.
Handwriting is a very personal thing, and there are many styles and
variations for each letter. So I expect that many of you will want to
personalize "penpal" to your very own font, using Fed or some other
font editor. If you are a patient person, you may find font editing or
font creation to be an interesting activity. And perhaps in time to come,
the public domain will become a rich storehouse of Amiga fonts of all kinds.
Enjoy,
Burton Ray Ogden 22 Apr 87