This is a simple app that show a list of characters and their uniCode equivalent integers.
It's probably only useful to developers. To use uniCode info, refer to your NTK manuals and look up the Chr() and Ord() functions.
I was puzzled how the Newton displays several little bits of info in certain buttons. Mostly, I wanted to use that little i inside a circle that the Notes app displays in it's dividers. Well, it's a uniCode character. I'll leave it you to find that one!
Now, on to the details...
This is a very simple app. It shows a list of uniCode characters. The list is numbered along its left side. This number is the uniCode hex equivalent of the first character shown on its line. The app defaults to displaying 10 characters across. You can change this by selecting from the "Per line" pop-up near the bottom of the apps window. There are choices for 8, 10 and 16 characters per line.
Just left of the Per line pop-up is a Font pop-up. Select System, Fancy or Simple and the list of characters will be displayed in that font.
To scroll the list, use the arrow buttons at the bottom of the screen. These will scroll the list one screenful at a time in the direction selected. It will not scroll before decimal 32 since these characters are not displayable on the Newton screen.
The app is draggable so you can set it aside.
I created this app was a result of trying to use another Newton app, ASCII. Since that one only shows you a PICT of the chart and doesn't do anything else, I wrote my own. I don't know who wrote ASCII, but thanks leaving me the opportunity to write uniCode.
Inspector Users:
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For those of you using NTK, from the Inspector, type:
uniCode(x); //where x is an integer between 0 and 65535
while uniCode is open. Or type:
getRoot().|unicode:novanto|:uniCode(x);
at any other time.
Shareware
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uniCode is ShareWare, send $5 to the below address. If you use this a couple of times, like it and encourage a friend to use, that's a fair statement to it's value. Send the fee. Please note that this demo version of uniCode will expire 30 days after you install it. This version will totally expire on 12/31/95 and will not let you install or use it after that date.
Registered users receive an unlimited version.
Please, submit US funds or postal money orders only!
Include your mailing and e-mail addresses.
How to contact the author
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Bill Kearney can be reached as follows:
Internet: wkearney@access.digex.net (preferred mail box)
Telephone: (410)-235-4574
or good old US Mail at:
Bill Kearney
The Novanto Group
P.O.Box 201
Lutherville, MD 21093-0201
A note from the author
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For those of you who've read my other product ReadMe files, this may seem a bit tame. I've been a rather vocal critic of user support for shareware (or the lack there of). I certainly don't envision making a mint off of these products, but it's nice to see folks put their dollars behind my efforts. If you like products like uniCode and want to see others of it's kind, you need to support the authors who create them. So, please, send your fees today! If not to me, at least to another author.
If you've got some critcisms about my products, I welcome feedback. Bugs reports are also needed. If you like it, but don't want to cough up a few bucks, at least send me a e-mail message saying you've seen it and like it. I promise not to harass you too much!
