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True Type Font Installer
by Kai Kaltenbach, Copyright (c) 1992
Version 1.20
CONTENTS:
1. Introduction
2. TTInstal Features
3. Instructions
4. Version History
5. Shareware Notice
1. INTRODUCTION
True Type Font Installer (TTInstal) was created to provide one major
feature that is lacking from the font installation feature of the
Microsoft Windows 3.1 Control Panel: mainly the ability to preview
fonts before they are installed. Along the way, some other features
ended up in the program and more may be added as time goes by.
2. TTINSTAL FEATURES
- Previews TrueType fonts before they are installed
- Supports network font installation
- Supports compressed TrueType font files (those that use Microsoft-standard
compression with the standard .TT_ file extension, such as used on the
Microsoft True Type Font Pack for Windows)
- Includes full Windows-based setup program with network support
- Allows you to preview fonts in any desired size
- Prints font specimen sheets
- Indicates whether whether or not a previewed font is currently installed
- Shows currently installed fonts via a separate dialog box
3. INSTRUCTIONS
- Previewing Fonts
Use the drive, directory and file list boxes to select a given TrueType
font. Hit the Preview button to preview that font.
Preview Indicators
While a font is being previewed, the font name (e.g. "Helvetica Bold"
will appear in the Font Name box. The font filename (e.g. "helvb.ttf")
is shown in the Filename box, and the actual preview of the font may
be seen in the Font Preview box.
Selecting Font Preview Size
The desired font preview size in points may be selected via the Size
drop-down selector.
Special Preview Indicators
In the blank space directly beneath the preview Size selector may appear
a font status indicator. This indicator will read "Installed" if
TTINstal detects that the currently previewed font is installed. It may
also read "Existing Metrics" if for some reason a scalable font metric
resource file (.FOT) happens to exist for the currently previewed font,
but the font is not currently installed in Windows (an unusual case).
- Installing Fonts
While a font is being previewed, pressing the Install button will
install that font into your Windows configuration.
Copy to Windows Directory Option
When you press the Install button, if the "Copy to Windows Directory"
option has been checked, TTInstal will also copy the font to your
Windows SYSTEM subdirectory.
- Removing Fonts
Pressing the Remove... button will give you the option of removing the
font from the WIN.INI and memory, deleting the scalable resource file
(.FOT) from disk, or deleting the TrueType font file (.TTF) file itself
from disk. Naturally, caution should be exercised when deleting such
files. TTInstal will ask you to confirm deletion of TrueType font files.
- Viewing Currently Installed Fonts
Press the Installed Fonts... button to produce a dialog box that will
allow you to view the currently installed fonts at any desired size.
Note that if you are currently previewing a font at the time you press
the Installed Fonts... button, that font will show up in the Installed
Fonts dialog, since it is being displayed by TTInstal at the time.
- Printing Font Specimen Sheets
While a font is being previewed, you can print a font specimen sheet
by pressing the Print button. Specimen sheets show the font character
set from characters 32-255 in a 24-point size, and include character
codes underneath each character.
- Leaving TTInstal
Press the Close button to shut down TTInstal.
4. VERSION HISTORY
- Version 0.9
Beta release.
- Version 1.00
Initial Public Release.
Added Setup program.
- Version 1.10
Added the ability to preview compressed font files.
Added this instructional textfile.
- Version 1.11
Fixed problem with finding the expansion DLL.
- Version 1.20
Added the ability to print font specimen sheets.
- Version 1.30
Added the capability to accept a font file with a fully qualified
pathname as a command-line argument, allowing you to associate the
".TTF" and ".TT_" extensions with TTINSTAL in File Manager.
Fixed size selector so it initializes properly at 24 points.
Fixed About box so it the text no longer wraps improperly on low-
resolution displays.
5. SHAREWARE NOTICE
- TrueType Font Installer is BookWare. If you like and use this program,
please send a science fiction book or other token of your esteem to:
Kai Kaltenbach
15015 Main Street Suite 103-137
Bellevue, WA 98007