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- DOSFONT.DOC - How to use VGATHIN.CPI to give VGA and EGA screens
- a sharp look in (native) DOS text mode.
-
- For PC- or MS-DOS (versions 5 & 6) only! This file is NOT for use with
- OS/2 MDOS. Use OS2THIN.DCP for OS/2 and OS/2-MDOS (see OS2FONT.DOC).
-
- The files included in this ZIP allow you to replace the standard VGA (or EGA)
- screen font with better looking characters. Any DOS application that uses
- standard (80x25) text mode will appear in the new, super-sharp font.
-
-
- Installation - for PC & MS DOS (versions 5 & 6) only!
-
- 1) Copy the VGATHIN.CPI file to your DOS directory, or wherever your
- DOS *.CPI files reside. You may need to modify the path (C:\DOS\) in
- some of the lines below.
-
- 2) Add the following lines to your DOS CONFIG.SYS:
-
- DEVICE=C:\DOS\DISPLAY.SYS CON=(EGA,437,1)
- COUNTRY=001,437,C:\DOS\COUNTRY.SYS
- INSTALL=C:\DOS\NLSFUNC.EXE
-
- 3) Add the following lines to your DOS AUTOEXEC.BAT:
-
- C:\DOS\MODE CON CP PREP=((437) C:\DOS\VGATHIN.CPI)
- CHCP 437
- C:\DOS\MODE CO80
-
- 4) Reboot your system. Once the new font is loaded, view the CHARS.TXT
- file to see the characters in the new active font. NOTE: a few control
- characters are omitted from CHARS.TXT (tab, return, Ctrl-Z, etc.);
- however, VGATHIN.CPI redefines ALL 256 characters.
-
- 5) If you wish, you can now switch between the various screen fonts.
- I have included several batch files to demonstrate how to do this.
-
-
- Some notes about VGATHIN.CPI -
-
- 1) These fonts are for text mode only. Switching to graphics mode, or even
- to a non-standard text mode screen (for instance, 132x25) will inhibit
- the font. It will still be active when you return to 80x25 mode. I have
- tested it under WordPerfect, Norton Utilities, the DOS Shell (5 & 6),
- (etc.); but it should work for any DOS text mode application.
-
- 2) The example lines assume a U.S. user and the standard code page (437).
- The standard US code page (437) and the most common international code
- page (850) are the only ones redefined in VGATHIN.CPI. Other code
- pages may be added if interest warrants. Users wishing to select a
- different country or the international code page (850) will need to make
- appropriate changes in the lines added to AUTOEXEC.BAT & CONFIG.SYS.
-
- 3) Using the .CPI file requires 11 KB of memory. If you have an EMS memory
- manager (EMM386, QEMM, etc.) you can use DEVICEHIGH and LOADHIGH; this
- will reduce conventional memory usage to zero.
-
- 4) This is for native DOS only - it has been tested under versions 5.0 and
- 6.0 (users with earlier versions should upgrade to IBM PC-DOS 6.1 or
- MS-DOS 5.0).
-
-
- Files included in this ZIP file:
-
- VGATHIN.CPI - Modified EGA/VGA screen font for code pages 437 & 850
- CHARS.TXT - ASCII table to view the character set (any code page)
- NEW437.BAT - Switch to the new (thin) standard font
- NEW850.BAT - Switch to the new (thin) international font
- OLD437.BAT - Switch to the old (thick) standard font
- OLD850.BAT - Switch to the old (thick) international font
- DOSFONT.DOC - This file
-
- OS2THIN.DCP - Modified OS/2 screen fonts
- OS2FONT.DOC - How to use OS2THIN.DCP for OS/2 2.1 & OS/2-MDOS
-
-
- Please direct suggestions or comments to Michael Kilby,
- c/o the OS/2 Shareware BBS - 703-385-4325
-
-
- Disclaimer:
-
- This VGATHIN.CPI file is distributed as a shareware modification to the
- standard MS-DOS EGA.CPI file. It does not give you a license to EGA.CPI
- unless you already own a legal copy of DOS. The author retains copyright
- to the new, modified fonts.
-
- The author assumes no liability for problems associated with using
- this .CPI file. It has been thoroughly tested, but any problems you
- may encounter are your responsibility.
-
- OS/2, MDOS, and PC-DOS are trademarks of IBM.
- QEMM is a trademark of QuarterDeck, Inc.
- WordPerfect is a trademark of WordPerfect Corp.
- Norton Utilities is a trademark of Symantec.
- MS-DOS is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
-