Copyright: Copyright 1996 by Lose Your Mind Development


Product Description

fontReview is a new utility for Windows95. With fontReview installed, simply double click a TrueType font file to see exactly what the font looks like. fontReview integrates smoothly with the Windows95 Explorer. Right clicking on the TrueType file displays a menu with options to view, print or install the font. FontReview can print three sample sheets and a character set chart for any TrueType font (uninstalled fonts too!)

The program works with both installed and uninstalled TrueType fonts. It does not work with Adobe Type 1 font files.

When you choose to view a font file, the main FontReview window pops up. It is a sizable dialog box with two tabs. The first tab shows you a sample of the font, the file name and size of the font and whether or not it is installed in Windows95. The second tab contains a full chart of all the characters in the typeface.

FontReview can also install any TrueType font. After a font has been installed, you can use it with any of your Windows applications.

FontReview is a shareware application. It is not freeware. If you like the product and would like to continue using it, please register with the author. This help file contains an order form for your use.


About the Author

Lose Your Mind Development is a small shareware company run in the wee hours of the morning by Bryan T. Kinkel. LYM has also developed the popular program Printer’s Apprentice. Bryan resides in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania and works for Visual Software Solutions, in Media, PA. Visual Software specializes in building custom business solutions with Visual FoxPro, Visual Basic and Visual C++.


ASP Disclaimer

Lose Your Mind Development 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 49442-9427 USA, FAX 616-788-2765 or send a Compuserve message via Compuserve Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536.


Ordering Information

This is evaluation software!

FontReview is distributed as shareware. This means you are able to try the software before purchasing. FontReview may be evaluated for 15 days. After this period, you are requested to either pay for the software or remove it from your computer. FontReview is a software package that costs $10.00.

The FontReview package

With your paid order, you will receive:

 3½ disk with the latest version of FontReview

 single user license for the software

 Setup and Getting Started guide

 Full Access to technical support (email, mail, and phone)

 Prompt notice of future upgrades (available online and via mail)

Orders are shipped within 48 hours of receipt.

Where does the money go?

Your $10 goes to support the cost of software development. We enjoy creating good software, but development is an expensive endeavor. What do you need for software development? Well... to develop a high quality software package you need... compiler software, software development kits from Microsoft, help file authoring tools, a word processor, Internet access, Compuserve access, database software, page layout software for the manual, diskette duplication, blank floppies, paper, laser printers for testing, printing costs, stamps, floppy disk mailers and a whole lot of patience...

How to order

For your convenience, we offer several payment options. If possible please pay via Compuserve or a personal check. That way we avoid transaction fees from our credit card processing firm!

1. 	Online via Compuserve - If you have access to Compuserve, use the Shareware Registration Forum (go swreg). This Compuserve area is an online order system. After you place an order your Compuserve account is billed for the price of the software ($10.00) plus shipping if you live outside of the United States ($5.00).

2.	Telephone - Credit Card - (713) 524-6394

You can order with Mastercard, Visa, American Express, or Discover from Public (software) Library by calling (713)-524-6394 or by FAX to 713-524-6398. You can also mail credit card orders to PsL at P.O.Box 35705, Houston, TX 77235-5705.

Ask for product #14516.

THESE NUMBERS ARE FOR CREDIT CARD ORDERS ONLY.THE AUTHOR OF THIS PROGRAM CANNOT BE REACHED AT THESE NUMBERS.

Any questions about the status of the shipment of the order, refunds, registration options, product details, technical support, volume discounts, dealer pricing, site licenses, non-credit card orders, etc, must be directed to

Lose Your Mind Development

Post Office Box 302

Haverford, PA 19041-0302

(610) 520-1648

70564.2372@compuserve.com

To insure that you get the latest version, PsL will notify us the day of your order and we will ship the product directly to you.

3.	By mail, PAYING WITH CHECK OR MONEY ORDER

Please print an order form and mail it with a check payable to “Lose Your Mind Development”

Lose Your Mind Development

Post Office Box 302

Haverford, PA 19041-0302

4.	By mail, PAYING WITH CREDIT CARD

Please print an order form and mail it to

Public Software Library

P.O.Box 35705

Houston, TX 77235-5705

Click here [image] to print an order form.


Product Order Form

Click here [image] to print this order form.

FontReview 2.0

for Windows95

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Payment Method

This software package costs $10.00. Please add $5.00 for shipping out of the United States. You will receive the latest version of FontReview on a 3½ diskette, a single user license and installation instructions. You will be notified of future upgrades as they become available.

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send this form with payment to:	send form with credit information to

Lose Your Mind Development	Public Software Library

Post Office Box 302	P.O. Box 35705

Haverford, PA 19041-0302	Houston, TX 77235-5705

This is Public Software Library product #14516.

Feel free to list any suggestions on the back!

Compuserve users can go SWREG to register. Call (713)-524-6394 to place a credit card order with the Public Software Library in Houston, TX.


To look at a TrueType font

Using Windows 95 or the Explorer, open the folder that contains the font you want to look at.

Double click the TrueType font to open the font file with fontReview.

- or -

Right click the font and select Open from the menu

The font is now displayed in the fontReview window. If the font is not installed, click Install to use it with your other windows applications.


To print a TrueType font

Using Windows 95 or the Explorer, open the folder that contains the font you want to print.

Double click the TrueType file to open the font with fontReview. Then click the Print button.

- or -

Right click the font and select Print from the menu

In the Print dialog box, select the sample pages you want printed and click OK. The pages will be printed after a few moments.


To install a TrueType font

Using Windows 95 or the Explorer, open the folder that contains the font you want to install.

Double click the TrueType font to open it  with fontReview. Then click the Install button.

- or -

Right click the font and select Install from the menu

An Install dialog box will pop up to confirm that you want to install the font. Click Install to continue.

The TrueType file (TTF) is copied to the windows\fonts directory and installed. You can now use this font in your other Windows applications.


To change the printed sample sheets

Using Windows 95 or the Explorer, open the folder that contains the font you want to print.

Double click the TrueType font to open the font file with fontReview. Then click the Print button.

- or -

Right click the font and select Print from the menu

A Print dialog box will pop up. Click Page Setup.

 	From the Page Setup dialog, you can change the line of text used for headers and footers. You can also change the text used to print font samples.

Some sample sheets in FontReview contain either a header or a footer. The Header / Footer text line will be printed where appropriate. The ten Printed Text lines are used in a variety of places on the printed sample sheets.


Uninstalling
To remove FontReview from your computer

In the event you want to remove FontReview from your computer...

Click the Windows95 Start button

From the Settings menu, select Control Panel

In the Control Panel window, double click the Add/Remove programs icon.

From the Settings menu, select Control Panel

Select FontReview 2.0 from the list of program and then click the Add/Remove button.

From the Settings menu, select Control Panel

Follow the on screen instructions to finish removing FontReview 2.0 from your computer.


Technical Support

We strive to provide the highest quality software possible. In the event that you need technical support, please feel free to get in touch with us. If you are having printing problems, please specify the make and model of the printer along with any relevant information about your computer setup. Email is always the best way to get in touch with the author!!!

via email:

70564.2372@compuserve.com

via United States mail:

Lose Your Mind Development

Post Office Box 302

Haverford, PA 19041-0302

via the phone:

(610) 520-1648	(please call between 7 and 9 PM, EST)


Tips and Tricks

Printing fonts on an Hewlett Packard or compatible printer with 1 MB of memory

This software was developed using the new Hewlett Packard LaserJet 5L. Like many low end printers, this model only has one megabyte of installed memory. While programming the sample sheets, I sometimes ran into memory overflow problems. When this happens, your printer displays an error light and waits for you to press the Continue button.

I had no problems when I tried to print one sample sheet at a time. The memory overflows occurred when I tried to send more than one page to the printer. It was clear FontReview was sending too much data for the printer.

To get around this problem, I did some exploring in my printer setup. By changing the Graphics Mode to “Raster” and the Text Mode to “TrueType as Graphics,” I was able to print all four FontReview specimen sheets at once.

If you have a HP 5L or similar HP, you can find these settings by opening the Printers folder from the Control Panel. Right click on your HP icons and select Properties. Click the Print Quality tab. Click “Manual Settings”, then the Settings button. In the Manual Settings dialog, select “Raster” and “TrueType as Graphics,” then the OK button.

Please note, these instructions are for the HP 5L and other HP printers. If you have an HP compatible printer, there is a probably a “TrueType as Graphics” option buried in the various printer settings dialog boxes.


Development and Testing Information

FontReview 2.0 was developed over a period of 4 months during the harsh Philadelphia winter of 1995-1995. This software was designed on a Zeos 486/66 running the following software.

Windows95

Visual Basic 4.0

Word for Windows for Windows 95

Microsoft Development Library (technical CD-ROMs from Microsoft)

Windows95 help compiler (available in the book, Windows95 Help Authoring Kit from Microsoft Press)

Wise Installation System 4.0 from Great Lakes Business Systems (highly recommended)

For testing purposes, we used the following TrueType CD-ROM’s

CorelDRAW! 6.0 from Corel

Fonts Platinum from Limelight Media

2000 TrueType Fonts from Walnut Creek CD-ROM

All printouts were developed and tested on an HP LaserJet 5L and an HP LaserJet 4M. Both were running in PCL mode.


Version History

In order to provide quality software, we periodically offer minor upgrades. You can always find the latest version of FontReview on Compuserve in the Windows Shareware forum (go winshare).

Version 2.01

Fixed About box so it disappears after user enters a proper shareware registration code.

Added Ctrl-Tab hot key support so you can use the keyboard to switch between pages on tabbed dialog boxes.

Added MFC40.DLL to setup.exe file. If you did not have this file on your machine, OCX files would not be registered properly during setup.

Version 2.0

Initial release for Windows 95. Offers full integration with the Explorer interface.

Version 1.0

Initial release for Windows 3.1. Still available.