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FKWIN20.TXT--Use PRINTDOC.BAT to print these files, NOT
WordPerfect!
F O N T K A T (WIN) V 2 . 0
==============================
The FONTKAT package consists of two WordPerfect add-on
programs: FONTKAT and FONTMAP.
FONTKAT automates the process of creating a
catalog of fonts available to WordPerfect.
FONTMAP produces a printed keyboard map
for international/symbol/dingbat fonts.
Requires WordPerfect 7.0, 6.1 or 6.0a (WIN versions)
A Software Package Published by:
Science Translations
P. O. Box 20234
Baltimore, MD 21284-0234 USA
NOW ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB:
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/jerrystern
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All materials (C) Copyright 1994-96 Alex D. Ogden
QUICK START is on page 3
FONTKAT is a copyrighted program marketed as SHAREWARE. All
rights are reserved. You may try out the program for up to 30
days for free. If you continue to use this program, you must
purchase a copy for $20.00.
Purchasers receive a much enhanced version of the main macro, the
FONTMAP program, newsletters announcing updates, and
voice/FAX/email support.
F O N T K A T ( W I N ) V. 2.0 2
Table of Contents
=================
Quick Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
DEFINITION OF SHAREWARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
LIMITED WARRANTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
TRIAL USE LICENSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
LIMITED DISTRIBUTION LICENSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
DESCRIPTION OF FILES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
REGISTRATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
ASP Ombudsman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
FontKat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
What Does Fontkat Do? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Detailed Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Current Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Text to Use in Sampling Each Font . . . . . . . . . 11
Font Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Select Fonts to Catalog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Creating the Catalog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Printing Your Font Catalog . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Font Catalogs Using Multinational Character
Sample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Fontmap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
What Does Fontmap Do? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Detailed Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Printing Your Font Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Trouble-shooter's Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
About the Author . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
All Rights Reserved (C)Copyright 1994-96 Alex D. Ogden
F O N T K A T ( W I N ) V. 2.0 3
Quick Start
===========
This version of FontKat runs in WordPerfect/WIN only, versions
7.0, 6.1, and 6.0a. There is another edition for WordPerfect for
DOS--see PRODUCTS.TXT for more information.
Reading this manual ON-SCREEN? Print it from the DOS prompt with
PRINTDOC.BAT, NOT with WordPerfect.
What is this?
-------------
FONTKAT is designed to create a custom catalog of all fonts
available to WordPerfect. With the printed catalog showing
samples of all your fonts you will be able to quickly and easily
choose the font which is just right for the job at hand.
Installation--WordPerfect 6.1 & 6.0a/WIN
----------------------------------------
Run the SETUP6.WCM macro from inside WordPerfect, and follow the
instructions on-screen.
Installation--WordPerfect 7.0/WIN
---------------------------------
Run the SETUP7.WCM macro from inside WordPerfect, and follow the
instructions on-screen.
Getting Up and Running with FontKat
-----------------------------------
In any WP version, press Macro(Alt-F10), type FONTKAT, and press
Enter. Select the type of catalog you want to produce, select
some fonts to catalog, then click on Create Catalog.
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F O N T K A T ( W I N ) V. 2.0 4
DEFINITION OF SHAREWARE
=======================
Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software
before buying it. If you try a Shareware program and continue
using it, you are legally required to register. With
registration, you get anything from the simple right to continue
using the software to an updated program with printed manual.
Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software,
and the copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific
exceptions as stated below. Shareware authors are accomplished
programmers, just like commercial authors, and the programs are
of comparable quality. (In both cases, there are good programs
and bad ones!) The main difference is in the method of
distribution. The author specifically grants the right to copy
and distribute the software, either to all and sundry or to a
specific group. For example, some authors require written
permission before a commercial disk vendor may copy their
Shareware.
Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. You
should find software that suits your needs and pocketbook,
whether it's commercial or Shareware. The Shareware system makes
fitting your needs easier, because you can try before you buy.
And because the overhead is low, prices are low also. Shareware
has the ultimate money-back guarantee--if you don't use the
product, you don't pay for it.
LIMITED WARRANTY
THIS SOFTWARE AND MANUAL ARE PROVIDED FOR EVALUATION ONLY, ON AN
"AS IS" BASIS. ALEX OGDEN SOFTWARE DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
RELATING TO THIS SOFTWARE, WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. NEITHER ALEX
OGDEN SOFTWARE NOR ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THE
CREATION, PRODUCTION, OR DELIVERY OF THIS SOFTWARE SHALL BE
LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES
ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE SUCH SOFTWARE, EVEN IF
ALEX OGDEN SOFTWARE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGES OR CLAIMS. THE PERSON USING THE SOFTWARE BEARS ALL RISK
AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE.
This agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of
Tennessee and shall inure to the benefit of Alex Ogden Software
and any successors, administrators, heirs and assigns. Any action
or proceeding brought by either party against the other arising
out of or related to this agreement shall be brought only in a
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F O N T K A T ( W I N ) V. 2.0 5
STATE or FEDERAL COURT of competent jurisdiction located in Dyer
County, Tennessee. The parties hereby consent to in personam
jurisdiction of said courts.
TRIAL USE LICENSE
FontKat is NOT a public domain program. It is copyrighted by
Alex Ogden Software. This software and accompanying documentation
are protected by United States Copyright law and also by
International Treaty provisions.
Alex Ogden Software grants you a limited license to use this
software for evaluation purposes for a period not to exceed
thirty days. If you continue using this software after the
thirty-day evaluation period, you MUST make a registration
payment to Science Translations.
LIMITED DISTRIBUTION LICENSE
INDIVIDUALS may distribute FontKat to friends or associates,
provided they charge no fees for this service, and they convey a
complete and unaltered copy of the shareware version of this
product.
All other distribution is allowed only under the terms of the
attached VENDINFO data record, which is hereby incorporated by
reference. Any distribution satisfying all the distribution
requirements expressed in that data record is hereby authorized.
You may not distribute this product, modify it, or bundle it with
other products except as specifically allowed therein. You may
not use, copy, rent, lease, sell, modify, decompile, disassemble,
otherwise reverse engineer, or transfer the licensed program
except as provided in this agreement. Any such unauthorized use
shall result in immediate and automatic termination of this
license.
Permission to distribute the FontKat package is not transferable,
assignable, saleable, or franchisable. Each vendor wishing to
distribute the package must independently satisfy the terms of
this limited distribution license.
U.S. Government Information: Use, duplication, or disclosure by
the U.S. Government of the computer software and documentation in
this package shall be subject to the restricted rights applicable
to commercial computer software as set forth in subdivision
(b)(3)(ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software
clause at 252.227-7013 (DFARS 52.227-7013). The Contractor/
manufacturer is Alex Ogden Software, 537 Sugg Place, Dyersburg,
TN 38024.
All Rights Reserved (C)Copyright 1994-96 Alex D. Ogden
F O N T K A T ( W I N ) V. 2.0 6
Alex Ogden Software may revoke any permissions granted here, by
notifying you in writing. All rights not expressly granted here
are reserved to Alex Ogden Software.
You are encouraged to pass a copy of the unregistered version of
FontKat along to your friends for evaluation. Please encourage
them to register their copy if they find that they can use it.
All registered users will receive a copy of the latest version of
FontKat, an enhanced version of the main macro, with bonus
features, the FONTMAP program, discounted upgrades, newsletter
announcements of upgrades and new products, and technical support
for at least one year.
Site Licenses, volume discounts, and additional INTERNATIONAL
registration information are in the file PRODUCTS.TXT.
Registrations, Site Licenses, and Permission to distribute are
available from: Jerry Stern, Science Translations, P. O. Box
20234, Baltimore, MD 21284-0234 USA, Phone and FAX 410-661-2224.
Site license information, international registration methods, and
additional contact information, including on-line support, is in
the file PRODUCTS.TXT. Vendor and BBS license terms, and
suggested product descriptions, are in the file VENDINFO.DIZ.
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F O N T K A T ( W I N ) V. 2.0 7
DESCRIPTION OF FILES
--------------------
The shareware edition contains product information in the
VENDINFO.DIZ file, including a list of all the files in this
release of FontKat for Windows. If any are missing or if the
sizes and dates do not match that list, the package has been
tampered with. Any additional files are not part of the FontKat
package. Registered users receive a current and complete copy.
For more information, see these files:
REGISTER.TXT Order form for registering FontKat for Windows and
other products.
PRODUCTS.TXT Product information. Includes other wonderful
products from Science Translations, including
GRAPHCAT, BOOKBILD, the Letterhead Kit, each
available for both DOS and Windows, and the Wood
Clips collections of clip art.
If you received your copy of FontKat as a ZIP file, it should
display this message while unzipping with PKZip 2.04g:
Authentic files Verified #KET753
SCIENCE TRANSLATIONS TECHNICAL WRITING SERVICES
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F O N T K A T ( W I N ) V. 2.0 8
REGISTRATION
------------
FontKat is available both as shareware, or "Try before you buy"
software, and in registered form. You may copy the entire
shareware edition and pass it on unchanged to other WordPerfect
users. If you use the program for more than 30 days, you must
register. Basic registration is $US 20., and a variety of payment
types are listed in the files REGISTER.TXT and PRODUCTS.TXT,
including Visa, MasterCard, and American Express.
Send registrations to:
Jerry Stern
Science Translations
PO Box 20234
Baltimore, Maryland 21284-0234
Add $2 Shipping on all orders below $30.
Maryland residents add 5% sales tax.
Registered users receive the enhanced main macro with bonus
features, the FontMap program, technical support for up to one
year, and newsletter notification of upgrades, with discounted
pricing for registered users. Support is by mail, FAX, or phone,
at the same address and phone number used for registration, or
via the SciTrans World Wide Web page on the Internet, located at
http://www.execpc.com/scitrans, or on the SciTrans support
conference on Genie--in the WordPerfect RT, Third-Party Support
category, SciTrans topic. You may contact the publisher as
Jerry.Stern on Genie, as 72144,1241 on Compuserve, or on the
Internet as 72144.1241@compuserve.com. Look in the VENDINFO.DIZ
file for support boards and additional contact info.
Science Translations is a member of the Association of
Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that
the shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to
resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by
contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The
ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with
an ASP member, but does not provide technical support for
members' products. Please write to The ASP Ombudsman, at 545
Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442, or send a CompuServe
message via CompuServe Mail to: ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536.
Corel, WORDPERFECT, and PRESENTATIONS are either trademarks or
registered trademarks of Corel Corporations, Limited. Microsoft
and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in
the USA and other countries.
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F O N T K A T ( W I N ) V. 2.0 9
Introduction
============
With WordPerfect and carefully chosen fonts just about anyone can
create documents which look professionally printed. Very often
the challenge is to find just the right font for the job at hand.
The macros and templates in this package will allow you to create
a printed catalog of all the fonts available to WordPerfect. With
the printed catalog finding the right font will be much easier.
WordPerfect 6.0, 6.1, & 6.0a
----------------------------
This version of FontKat was tested with the versions of
WordPerfect listed below. If you wish to run it with a NEWER
version of WordPerfect, and it doesn't run as this manual says it
should, call for support--there will be either a fix or a new
release, as needed, to fix any problems caused by new features.
WordPerfect 6.0a/WIN
WordPerfect 6.1/WIN
WordPerfect 7.0/WIN
Installation
------------
Installation of the files comprising the FONTKAT system is
accomplished by running the appropriate setup macro provided. If
you want to install FONKAT for use with either WP 6.0a or 6.1,
use SETUP6. If you intend to use FONTKAT with WP 7.0, use SETUP7.
Start WordPerfect for Windows as you normally do. From the
editing screen activate the appropriate setup macro by pressing
Macro (Alt-F10), enter the full path and filename to SETUP6.WCM
or SETUP7.WCM (for example, "A:\SETUP7"). The installation
program will prompt you to enter the information it needs:
"Copy the files from:"
This is where the uninstalled files are located. The
default value is A:\. Edit the line as needed to
reflect the full path to the files (such as
"D:\DOWNLOAD", for instance).
"Copy the macros to:"
Your Main and Supplemental macro directories are shown
as radio buttons. By default your Main macro directory
is selected as the place to copy FONTKAT macro files
to. If you want them placed in your Supplemental macro
directory, simply click on it.
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"All other files will be copied to:"
This is where the documentation file, template files,
and other related documents, will be copied to. It will
be a directory named FONTKAT created off of your
WordPerfect program directory. You cannot edit this
option.
NOTE: SETUPx.WCM will NOT be copied to either of these
directories so be sure to keep a backup copy of the
original FONTKAT disk.
FontKat
=======
What Does Fontkat Do?
---------------------
One of the nice features of Windows based programs is the ability
to work with scalable fonts without relying upon an external
third party program. For the first time many of us were able to
produce documents with class since we no longer had to rely upon
the handful of fonts built into our printers. Acquiring
additional fonts from various outlets, in a short time the number
of fonts I had available was getting into the hundreds. Soon I
was asking myself, "Which font should I use in this situation?
Is this the font which looked good on screen but terrible when
printed? What does this font REALLY look like?"
FONTKAT is designed to create a custom catalog of your fonts.
With the printed catalog showing samples of all your fonts you
will be able to quickly and easily choose the font which is just
right for the job at hand.
Overview
--------
In the next section I will explain in detail all options found on
the various menus. Assuming you can figure those things out for
yourself, here is a quick run down of what is necessary to
produce a catalog of all your fonts.
From the main menu of FONTKAT select the text and point size you
want to use in producing the font samples. Click on "Select
Fonts to Catalog" and select those fonts you want included in
this catalog and click on OK. Now from the main menu select
"Create Catalog". FONTKAT will prompt you to enter a filename to
use in saving the finished catalog. Once you've entered the
filename, FONTKAT will go into action creating the font catalog.
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F O N T K A T ( W I N ) V. 2.0 11
When done FONTKAT will give you a brief report of the font
catalog just created. FONTKAT will leave you with the first file
comprising the catalog displayed on screen.
Detailed Instructions
---------------------
Using FONTKAT should be relatively easy and self-explanatory.
However, I will proceed to explain as thoroughly as possible the
workings of the program to avoid any problems.
Activate FONTKAT as you would any WordPerfect macro. From the
main editing screen press Macro (Alt-F10) and enter "FONTKAT".
You can also click on the "FontKat" button on the main screen of
the FONTMAP program (Not in Evaluation Edition).
FONTKAT goes through an initialization process which will take a
few seconds. When done, the main menu will appear. It is divided
into three sections:
Current Printer
---------------
The currently active printer is listed along with the total
number of fonts you have selected to be cataloged and the
total number of fonts available for this printer. This
section is for information purposes only.
Text to Use in Sampling Each Font
---------------------------------
There are six ways provided to sample each font. These six
options are mutually exclusive meaning when you select one of
these options the others will automatically become
unselected.
1) You can have the font name itself to be the text to use
in illustrating the font. This is the default and what
many will be satisfied with.
Example:
Times New Roman
2) You can have a short phrase followed by the font name
illustrating the font. The default setting for the short
text is "This is a sample of ". If you select this option
you will be prompted for the short text to use just prior
to actually creating the catalog.
Example:
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This is a sample of Times New Roman
3) You can have the font name to appear on one line and then
the alphabet, along with the other characters available
from the keyboard, indented on the next line. The font
names themselves would all be in the same initial font
but the indented alphabet beneath them would be in the
actual font being illustrated.
Example:
Times New Roman
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
1234567890-= !@#$%^&*()_+ <>?,./:;'"{}[]
4) Similar to number 3 above, you can have the font name on
one line and a longer phrase indented on the next line.
If you select this option you will be prompted to choose
the phrase to use just prior to creating the catalog.
Several phrases are supplied to choose from or you can
choose to type in your own phrase. You can even have
FONTKAT to randomly use all supplied phrases (Not in
Evaluation Edition).
Example:
Times New Roman
The Quick Brown Fox Jumps over the Lazy Dog
5) The fifth option is just like number 3 above except the
phrase which will be used to illustrate the font is a
sampling of multinational characters (Not in Evaluation
Edition).
Example:
Times New Roman
Multinational: ß, Æ, æ, É, é, Ñ, ñ, , ó, Ö, ö, Ü, ü
6) Yet another option is the One-Font-Per-Page Spec Sheet.
With this option a spec sheet is created for each font
selected. If it is a scalable font, the spec sheet will
show the font in various point sizes and will briefly
illustrate the different appearance attributes on the
font (such as Bold, Italic, etc...). If it is not a
scalable font, FONTKAT will seek to illustrate the
various CPI (characters-per-inch) fonts available for
that typeface. It will also show the affect of appearance
attributes on the font (Not in Evaluation Edition).
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Font Options
------------
This section presents various options dealing with the fonts
themselves. The default size for the font samples is 12
point. If you would like the samples to be of some other
size, change this setting as needed.
"Select Fonts to Catalog" presents you with a dialog box from
which you select the fonts you want to catalog. This dialog
box consists of two list boxes. The list on the left contains
the names of those fonts which are NOT to be cataloged while
the list on the right contains the names of those fonts you
DO want to catalog. FONTKAT will retrieve the available fonts
for your current printer the first time during a FONTKAT
session you click on "Select Fonts to Catalog". Subsequent
visits to this dialog box during a FONTKAT session will be
much faster since the fonts will already be known.
To move fonts from one list to the other, click on the name
of the font in the list or use the appropriate "All" or
"Pattern" button (Registered Edition Only) to move all of the
list or only those fonts matching a text pattern. Once the
list on the right contains the names of the fonts you want to
catalog, click on OK.
Creating the Catalog
--------------------
Once you have selected the fonts to include in the catalog, the
"Create Catalog" option will become available at the bottom of
the screen on the main menu. When you select it, FONTKAT will
prompt you to select or enter a phrase to use if you selected
options 2 or 4 as the type of catalog to produce.
Next, FONTKAT will prompt you for a filename to use in saving
your font catalog. Due to limitations imposed by WordPerfect
itself and to insure that everything stays under control, FONTKAT
will save small groups of your fonts to separate files. The
actual number of fonts in the individual files will vary due to
the type of font samples being created and because FONTKAT will
end one file and begin the next at the end of the last full page
of font samples. These individual catalog segment files will be
given the filename you enter with the file extension of ".Sxx",
where xx is the number of the "S"egment file. If you used the
default FONTKAT filename then there may be FONTKAT.S01,
FONTKAT.S02, FONTKAT.S03 and so on. These files are saved in
your default document directory.
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Before actually beginning to build the font catalog FONTKAT will
have to sort the list of fonts selected for cataloging. This is a
two pass process. If a large number of fonts have been selected
for cataloging, this sorting process may take a few seconds.
A dialog box will be displayed on screen during the cataloging
process showing the progress being made. The font currently
being cataloged is listed along with two bars at the bottom
showing the percent completed on the current font as well as all
fonts.
During the cataloging process you can click on "Pause Cataloging
Process" to halt the process. You will be given three options:
Resume Cataloging of Fonts.
Cancel Catalog, Removing All Traces of Current Run.
Cancel Catalog, Leaving Progress so Far.
When done, FONTKAT will present a short message summarizing the
catalog it has just created. The first segment file of your
catalog will be on screen when FONTKAT ends.
Printing Your Font Catalog
--------------------------
To obtain your printed catalog, print the various segment files
of your catalog in order. If everything has gone as designed, you
will have one continuous font catalog ready for use.
Font Catalogs Using Multinational Character Sample
--------------------------------------------------
One of the options you have with FONTKAT is to create a font
catalog illustrating the capabilities of selected fonts to print
multinational characters. This should be especially useful for
users needing multinational characters who are uncertain which
fonts support such characters.
FONTKAT does not use the entire multinational character set but,
rather, about a dozen carefully chosen characters to give you a
sample of the more commonly used multinational characters.
NOTE: if you know of additional characters which
ought to be included in this option, please bring
them to our attention.
To print your font catalog with multinational character samples
make certain you select "Do Not Print Graphics" from the Print
Dialog. Printing your catalog in this way helps to show which
fonts are missing multinational characters.
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Fontmap (Not in Evaluation Edition).
=======
What Does Fontmap Do?
---------------------
International/symbol/dingbat type of fonts are difficult to use
simply because there is no easy way to know what keypress will
type what character from the font. FONTMAP is a utility to
provide you with a printed keyboard map to such fonts.
Detailed Instructions
---------------------
You activate FONTMAP as you do any macro program. From the main
editing screen press Macro (Alt-F10) and enter "FONTMAP". You can
also click on the "FontMap" button on the main screen of the
FONTKAT program (Not in Evaluation Edition).
When the main menu of FONTMAP appears the cursor will be on the
"Create a Keyboard Font Map" button. Press ENTER or Click on it
to begin the process of creating a map to a font.
To create a font map you only need to specify two fonts. Prior
to displaying the Font dialog FONTMAP will present a short
message about the font you are about to select. First, you will
select a font which will be appropriate for the title for the
font map as well as the labels for the keyboard keys. Be sure
whatever font you select is one which has the characters which
match those on your keyboard. Most of the fonts I have would
qualify but some I thought would be appropriate had nothing
showing for certain characters. So be sure you select a font
which has all the characters in it.
Once you have selected the font for the title and key labels
FONTMAP will prompt you to select the font for which you need a
keyboard map. This may be an international or symbol or dingbat
font or any other type of font you want to have a keyboard map
to. Once you have made your selection FONTMAP asks for you to
confirm the choices you have made. If the information is not
correct, answer NO and start over. Answering YES causes the
actual keyboard font map to be created.
Printing Your Font Map
----------------------
Once the keyboard font map has been created FONTMAP asks if you
want commands sent to WordPerfect to start printing your font
map. FONTMAP will simply send "Print Document on Disk" commands
and nothing else. FONTMAP will not:
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> initialize your printer
> tell WordPerfect to print the job graphically
> set either text or graphics quality
> do anything else which may be necessary in your situation
If any of these things needs to be done from within WordPerfect
before printing your keyboard font map, answer NO to FONTMAP's
prompt. If you answer yes, FONTMAP will send the necessary
commands to WordPerfect and end. If you answer no, FONTMAP will
end with your font map on the screen.
Trouble-shooter's Guide
=======================
At the time of release, only these problems were known. If you
should experience any problems at all, please let us know. We
will do all we can to rectify the problem. If it cannot be
handled by FONTKAT, then a report of that problem will be posted
in this slot.
"After running a macro from a floppy disk, such as a Setup macro,
there is a "Drive a: not ready" error message every time I start
WordPerfect."
The "drive a: not ready" problem is caused by a bug or a feature
in WPWin, depending on how you define a bug. The programmers'
intent was to allow you to speed-run a macro by pressing Alt-F10,
Down Arrow, and selecting from the list of recently-run macros.
That's convenient, but they made two assumptions that are
unreasonable, specifically that the macros run are always on a
non-removable drive, and that it would be OK to try to check the
drive for their existence during start-up. Apparently, the
problem is inconsistent, and does not happen to all users.
The result is that running a macro from a CD-ROM or a floppy disk
will trigger the problem. The first fix listed is the best, but
unclear. Simply run any four different macros from the hard
drive, possibly fontkat, graphcat, fontup, and fontdn. The later
two shipped with WP, are harmless, and make only minor formatting
changes to the current page. Note that retrieving a document from
a floppy will cause the same problem, and that retrieving four
documents from the hard drive will fix it. Unchecking the box in
Preferences, Environment, Display Last Open Filenames will also
fix the problem for most users.
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"Corel WP Suite shipped with so many fonts! There are so many
that FontKat runs won't catalog them all!"
Then don't do that. Creating catalogs of about 100 fonts is
generally safe for most users; others will be able to catalog
over 200 fonts at one time. Remember that if you break your
catalogs up into sections, they're faster to update when you just
add one or a handful of new fonts--just recreate those sections
that have new or replacement fonts.
About the Author
================
Alex Ogden is a full time minister of the gospel. He has
preached in ten states and has made two preaching trips to
Jamaica. He currently works with the Lake Road church of Christ
in Dyersburg, Tennessee.
He purchased his first computer in 1987 (an AMSTRAD PCW-8256).
He taught himself how to write programs on the computer which
would be useful to him in his work. In 1990 he acquired his
first IBM compatible computer (an XT!). He currently uses a
120MHZ 486/DX4 based computer.
Through study of macros others have written for WordPerfect DOS
and study of the WordPerfect manual itself, he taught himself how
to write macro programs for WordPerfect. His first contribution
to the shareware world, the WP Booklet System, is in wide use
among WordPerfect 5.1 DOS users.
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Index
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ASP Ombudsman . . . . . . . . . 8
bonus . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 8
Corel . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 17
FontMap . . . 1, 6, 8, 11, 15, 16
Fonts . . . . . . 1, 3, 9-15, 17
International . . . . 1, 5, 6, 15
multinational characters . 12, 14
phrases . . . . . . . . . . . 12
printing . . . . . . . . . . 14-16
purchase . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
registration . . . . . . . 4-6, 8
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 16
shareware . . . 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17
support . . . . . 1, 6, 8, 9, 14
VENDINFO.DIZ . . . . . . . . . 6-8
WWW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
All Rights Reserved (C)Copyright 1994-96 Alex D. Ogden