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ETEXT ver 2.0
written by Terence Puls 8/7/87.
updated 8/26/87.
This program is public domain. Feel free to distribute it to others
who might find it useful. A small donation is requested if you continue
to use this program. A suggested donation of $20 per computer using etext
is recommended. Donations will allow me to send you an improved version
at a later date.
Send donations to :
Terence Puls
1927 Manitou Lane
Hanover Md. 21076
The program Etext.lsp is a support routine written in Autolisp(tm) for
use with Autocad(tm). Etext.lsp should be appended to the ACAD.LSP
file in order to load automatically upon entering the drawing editor.
Etext.lsp creates a command in autocad 'ETEXT' which reproduces EMOD
spacing of text using highway gothic format.
Be sure that all the ETEXT files are present in the same directory as the
ACAD.EXE file. including HGOTH.SHX, HGOTH.SHP.
Etext may also be put into the screen menu by editing the ACAD.MNU file
with a text editor and inserting (recommended) after the [DTEXT:] line
the following: [ETEXT:] ^C^CETEXT
Etext was written primarily to aid in sizing up highway signs by
reproducing the correct widths of text. The ETEXT command allows entering
Upper to Upper case, Upper to Lower case, and Lower to Lower case.
Only one word can be reproduced at a time as Etext acknowledges a spacebar
as a carriage return. Numbers and other non-alphabetic characters must
be entered using the normal 'text' command.
Helpful hint: before using the ETEXT command it is recommended that
the 'style' command be executed and the current style 'hgoth' be set first.
ETEXT will change the style for you if you do not, but in the process will
also regenerate the drawing, which can be inconvenient/time consuming
if the drawing is very large.
Version 2.0 remembers the last letter height entered as a
default, and some of the letter dimensions were improved.