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- Help for FontPick
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-
- An EvntShell Demo application to show how an outline font can be
- selected using the FontMenu module.
-
- Note that as the FontMenu is a 'shared system resource' there is
- only one copy of it however many applications may be using it. For
- this reason it is important to set it up using a 'preopen'
- function as another application may have altered the state of the
- menu.
-
- In this release of EvntShell the only guarenteed way of opening the
- FontMenu is as a 'Popup' menu attached to an icon. Future releases
- will implement menus attached to window backgrounds and submenus,
- although it may be preferable to use the FontPicker dialog box.
-
- The FontPicker differs from the Acorn Style Guide version in a few
- respects, partly to make it easier for me and partly to make it
- easier for you and your users. I made things easier for myself by
- using the FontMenu module to provide the actual menu of available
- fonts - consequently there are no separate buttons to select 'weights'
- or 'styles'.
-
- There is also no 'Try' button as I spend all day clicking on icons
- and if I can avoid clicking on one I will. Hence changing the size
- or aspect ratio or indeed the font results in an instant (well almost
- instant) display of the new font and settings.
-
- The FontPicker is another example of a quite complex set of routines
- that are easy to use and provide a simple service - in this case the
- selection of a font name together with the size.
-
- Conditions of Use
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-
- This application is SHAREWARE and is part of the EvntShell library
- system. This means that if you make use of EvntShell to write your
- own programs you are expected to register your copy which costs
- £5.00 or 15Dm.
-
- I do not give any guarantee that it is free of bugs, or supply any
- warranty about its suitability for use. However if there are any
- problems with it and you notify me of them then I will do my best
- to rectify them given the time and the ability.
-
- You may give this application to anyone, via any medium, so long
- as it is delivered with ALL the supplied files and unaltered
- (except !Run and !Boot).
-
- You have permission to use any part or the whole application in
- any ShareWare/Public Domain project, ONCE YOU HAVE REGISTERED YOUR
- COPY, as long as I am fully credited (a sample of the note I would
- like included with all applications using EvntShell can be found
- in the EvntShell directory called 'HelpText').
-
- If you wish to use these routines in a program that is for sale
- (for however much and for whatever reasons) or released as
- copyright material then my express permission in writing must be
- obtained. I maintain copyright on all the material supplied and
- reserve the right to amend these conditions in cases where I deem
- misuse.
-
- Complaints, suggestions, registration fees etc to the author:-
-
- Paul Hobbs
- Rheinpfalzstrasse 2
- 85049 Ingolstadt
- Germany
-
- Tel : +49 (0) 841 47467
- Fax : +49 (0) 8458 6314
- EMail: PaulHobbs@arcade.demon.co.uk