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- CYRTTF.DOC - Cyrillic TrueType Fonts - by Bill Tavolga
-
- Here is a set of four Cyrillic fonts created with the help of the
- FontMonger program. They include the normal, bold, italic, and
- bold-italic, in the usual Roman (serif) style. The TrueType format
- enables them to be used by Windows 3.1 and many word processing
- applications, e.g., MS Write, WordPerfect for Windows.
-
- To implement these fonts, first copy the four .TTF files into your
- WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory (or wherever you have your TrueType fonts
- stored). To add these fonts, go to the Windows Control Panel, and
- select the Fonts item. Click on 'Add' and select the appropriate
- directory. Fonts will be retrieved and listed. Select the four
- Cyrillic TT fonts to add. You may then be asked to exit Windows.
- If not, it may be a good idea anyway to make sure that the
- new fonts are recognized. The Cyrillic fonts are now available.
-
- To test them out, bring up MS Write, and click on 'Character' and
- then 'Fonts.' There should be a 'Cyrillic TT' item in the list,
- and if you select it, it should show four font varieties: normal,
- bold, italic, and bold-italic. Select one, and choose point size.
- You can now proceed to type in Russian, and WYSIWYG! The file:
- CYRTTF.WRI is a sample of how the fonts look and how they are laid
- out on the keyboard. After installing the Cyrillic fonts, bring up
- MS Write, retrieve this file and print it. Note that the
- keyboard is arranged in the AATSEEL recommended layout.
-
- To use these fonts in WordPerfect for Windows, bring up WP4WIN and
- select the Windows printer driver. There will be a lengthy
- updating procedure the first time you do this. A new .WRS file
- will be created. When finished, you can go to the font menu
- and select your Cyrillic font. You do not need to change
- the keyboard file, as the new font is set up with the AATSEEL
- layout. In WP, should you wish to change this arrangement,
- you can create a new keyboard file with key assignments altered as
- you wish. You can generate macros to switch fonts or keyboards
- quickly.
-
- You should be aware that files created with these fonts must be
- retrieved by the same program that created them. Saving these
- files in ASCII format will cancel all font changes. To give
- an example, you might type something in Russian in the screen in
- WP4WIN. Without erasing this, go to the Select Printer item, and
- select the WordPerfect driver. All your Cyrillic font changes will
- disappear and change to something entirely different.
-
- The installation and operation of these files are the user's
- responsibility. They are provided here as 'freeware,' with the
- hope that they will be of service.
-
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