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^1 C T E X T 2 .
^2 {7BY SHADOW SOFTWARE.{
^1 Reviewed by Len Tucker.
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^6 This is a quick overview of the long awaited CTEXT 2 by Aaron
^6Fothergill of Shadow Software, which will be available early in May.
^5 This new version of Ctext comes with its own printed manual which
^5will be a great help to users as well as the little demo programs on
^5the disk which demonstrate what Ctext can do.
^6 Installing Ctext 2 is just a matter of following the instructions in
^6the manual, so there shouldn't be any problems.
^5 There are several new commands - all of them are essential, some of
^5them are amazing! There is a new version of the Font Setter program
^5which is more User Friendly than the original. Using this program is
^5very straightforward, basically it allows you to propotionally space
^5your font and customise it ready for Ctext.
^6 Another useful addition to Ctext 2 is a utility program which
^6converts AmigaDos fonts to Ctext fonts which will save a lot of time.
^5 Ctext 2 contains all the original commands of Ctext, in addition
^5there are the following new commands:-
^4 1. Font n - This command allows you to select which font you want
^4to use - yes, Ctext now supports multiple fonts which must make it
^4the best addition to this version. So, if memory allows, you can
^4have 4 × 64 character fonts in memory at the same time and toggle
^4between them. These can be of different sizes and shapes and use
^4different colours from your current palette.
^4 2. Font Banks n,n - This allows you to change the default bankfrom
^4Bank 10 to another of your choice.
^4 3. Font Shift n - This allows you to increase or reduce the space
^4between the each character automatically. This is very useful for
^4customising your displays - this affects the horizontal axis, ie if
^4you did Font Shift 2, it would automatically place two blank pixels
^4between each character of your font.
^4 4. Font Step n - This is similar to Font Shift but affects the
^4vertical axis instead of the horizontal. In the right hands, the
^4effects of this command have to be seen to be believed! eg Font Step
^42 - every time a character is placed on the screen, it is printed 2
^4pixels farther
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^4 the screen.
^4 5. CT Double n,n - this forces Ctext to double print your character
^4with an offset on the second print which could, for example, give you
^4a [2BOLD[0 effect.
^4 6. =P Height() - This is a very useful system variable which will
^4give you the height of the string in the brackets.
^4 7. =Last CTX - This returns the last X coordinate pixel of last
^4Ctext string.
^4 8. =Cfont$() - This allows you to add the font you wish to use to a
^4string itself. eg A$ = Cfont$(0) + "Totally" + Cfont$(1) + "Amos"
^5 The Ctext System now has 16 commands which is pretty amazing as it
^5deals only with Text. Now you can use Stencil Fonts which means that
^5you can now change the colour of your font in run time.
^2 General Remarks.
^6 I am unashamedly the Number 1 Fan of Ctext! The first version was
^6great, but now the things that were missing from it have appeared in
^6Ctext 2.
^5 I have used Ctext both in commercial and Licenseware titles as it
^5saves so much time and is so effective.
^6 Just a note for those of you who write for Licenseware and
^6Commercial releases. If you use Ctext (1 or 2) then your program
^6MUST be compiled, on no account must a program containing Ctext go
^6out uncompiled. This is a condition of its use, not a limitation of
^6the program.
^5 Ctext 2 will be available to Amos Club members only who return their
^5Ctext original disk to Shadow Software with a payment of £10 for the
^5upgrade. (Ctext original will be returned with Ctext 2.)
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