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- August 27, 1987
-
-
- This archive contains three files comprising a script font,
- an old English font, and a Microsoft Word PRD file which has
- been modified to use them. Unfortunately, the Microsoft
- downloading programs, hpdwnsfp.exe and hpdwnsfl.exe, will not
- download these fonts so you will need to use PCLPAK or a similar
- font manager to do that.
-
- These fonts are the same ones which I downloaded from another
- file on the CompuServe HP SIG. The files are not identical,
- however. The original font files had significant problems with
- the font headers. A number of fields which should have been
- initialized were not and underlining was not defined at all.
- Other than correcting those minor deficiencies, I have not changed
- the fonts at all.
-
- The PRD file is a modification of the file of the same name which
- came with Word version 2 for supporting the AA font pack. Note
- that this is *not* the same as the currently sold AC font pack.
- Sorry for the inconvenience but since I don't have the newer
- font pack I cannot test my changes to the new PRD file. If you
- have the AC font pack and you use this PRD file instead of your
- normal one, two things will happen:
- 1) The widths of many of the characters will be wrong.
- 2) You will not be able to access many of the fonts and
- sizes that you have.
-
- Instead you should use the MAKEPRD program to convert your
- hpdwnsfp.prd to hpdwnsfp.doc. Do the same thing with the PRD
- file in this archive, of course using a different name. Now
- use Word to edit the doc form of my PRD file and the doc form
- of your PRD file simultaneously. Copy (or cut 'n paste) the
- font descriptors for Script and OldEnglish from one file to
- the other. Also take the appropriate width tables. You will
- probably need to renumber them after inserting them into your
- PRD file.
-
- If you haven't done this stuff with PRD files, take a look at
- the "Printer Information" booklet which came with your copy
- of Word. The files look more formidable than they really are.
- The booklet has an example PRD file so you can see what to
- expect.
-
- Finally, use MAKEPRD to convert your hpdwnsfp.doc back into
- a PRD file (e. g., test.prd). Download the fonts to your
- printer, run Word again and use PRINT OPTIONS to test the
- PRD file. If all goes well, delete your original hpdwnsfp.prd
- and replace it with the one you just built.
-
- Enjoy!
- -- Art Zemon
- CIS: 72406,3275
- UUCP: hplabs!felix!zemon
-