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-------------------------------------------KASHMIR INTRO
Howdy folks. This is another Sumex posting by (as far as I can
tell) the only producer of classic rock software. This font is
modeled after the typeface on the cover of Houses Of The Holy.
I have provided the TrueType™ outline font along with four
bitmapped font that I have tweaked into legibility for the
smaller point sizes.
-------------------------------------------GENERAL NOTES
This font contains a number of non-standard characters. The
four runes from Led Zeppelin 4 (Zoso, etc.) are assigned to the
keys `, ~, @ and %. There are also a number of special ligatures
(see tips for improving font appearance). As far as screen use
goes, size 18 is the nicest (12 and 14 are very condensed and
the lines in 24 are a bit too narrow for my tastes). The printer
font, being TrueType™, looks good at any size.
---------------------TIPS FOR IMPROVING FONT APPEARANCE
Kashmir also has several characters that make the type fit
together better. The vowels are underlined (just like on the
album), and the bottom lines of some characters segue into the
line under the vowels. In order to get vowels to segue into each
other requires a bit of trickery. There is another set of vowels
in the typeface with extended underlines. To get them, type
option-e (for extend) and then the vowel. In addition, there are
two versions of capital F and P. Lower case letters will fit
under the overhang if you use the versions option-p and option-f.
--------------------------------------------------IBM ?!?
Yes, as of now, the Kashmir font is available for the IBM. While
I have nothing nice to say regarding that computing environment,
I am glad that my font can now provide nifty type for a much
larger audience. Be warned, however, that while I authorized the
port, I was not otherwise involved. My ability to troubleshoot
the IBM version of Kashmir is, therefore, highly negligible. The
font can be downloaded from ftp.cica.indiana.edu, and it lives in
the directory pub/pc/win3/uploads (or so I am told).
------------------------------------------------LEGALESE
This font is FREE! There are no strings attached. Distribute it at
will. I ask that you keep this document as part of the distribution
package, because I want people to know the tips listed above. Feel
free to make changes to the font, as long as you send me a copy.
Remember that I am not legally responsible for anything bad that
happens to you, even it it involves my font. Despite my current
affiliation with the Institute for Learning Sciences at Northwestern
University, the ILS is not in any way responsible for this project,
as development of Kashmir was complete before my appointment,
and ILS facilities were not used in the development of this font.
---------------------------------------------OTHER NOTES
I would love to hear your comments. Even a brief note like "neat
font" would make my day, so please make the effort to write. I
live at:
davies@ils.nwu.edu
Brian Davies, 1310 Chicago Ave, Apt. 2A, Evanston, IL, 60201
The e-mail address will be good until May 1997, and the paper mail
address is valid until at least September 1994. This readme file is
meant to supplant the version claiming that I was at Bowdoin, which
was correct until my recent graduation.
-------------------------------------------BLATANT PLUGS
The other classic rock software alluded to above are my HyperCard
stacks of the Doors and Led Zeppelin. Both are collections of lyrics,
art & trivia about the respective band, and are available from Sumex
other fine archives. The Doors Stack is freeware, and an upgrade
(v3.0), featuring radically improved artwork, should hit the archives
around October 1993. The ZepStack also includes sampled sound,
information about live performances, helpful balloon help (!), and
some nifty tools for exporting and manipulating the data. It is the
best collection of Led Zeppelin lyrics available on the net.
Unfortunately for you, it is shareware (for a copy of the stack, send
$10 and a: a blank disk and SASE or b: an e-mail address to the address
above).