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- !FontDir v1.01 (c) LOOKsystems 1991
- --------------
-
- This application was written to allow control of
- the availability of RISC OS outline fonts and so
- overcome the problems that some applications have
- when too many fonts are made available.
-
- Setting up your !Fonts Folder
- -----------------------------
-
- Before you can use this application you must make
- the following changes to you !Fonts folder:
-
- (1) Create two new directories called 'used' ---> MUST BE LOWER CASE
- and 'unused'
-
- (2) Move all your fonts into the 'used' directory
-
- (3) Alter the !Fonts folder '!Boot' file so that it
- reads as follows:
-
- | Boot file for !Fonts
- |
- Iconsprites <Obey$Dir>.!Sprites
- |
- If "<Font$Prefix>"="" Then RMEnsure FontManager 2.43 RMLoad <Obey$Dir>.Fonts
- If "<Font$Prefix>"="" Then RMEnsure SuperSample 0.06 RMLoad <Obey$Dir>.Super
- If "<Font$Prefix>"="" Then Set Font$Prefix <Obey$Dir>.used
-
- (4) Alter the !Fonts folder '!Run' file so that it
- reads as follows:
-
- | > !Fonts.!Run
- |
- | !Fonts version 0.12 (17-Nov-89)
- |
- Iconsprites <Obey$Dir>.!Sprites
- |
- RMEnsure FontManager 2.43 RMLoad <Obey$Dir>.Fonts
- RMEnsure SuperSample 0.06 RMLoad <Obey$Dir>.Super
- |
- Set Font$Prefix <Obey$Dir>.used
- |
- | Remove the rest of the file to stop it listing the fonts
- |
- Echo Outline Font Manager 2.43 installed.
- Echo Fonts now available:
- Echo
- FontCat
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- How !FontDir works
- ------------------
-
- Simple, it just renames the fonts between the
- 'used' and 'unused' directories. As the Font
- Manager can only see the 'used' directory, this
- effectly controls which fonts are available when
- an application is started up.
-
- Using !FontDir
- --------------
-
- (1) Use the 'Select All' and 'Remove All' options
- to select and remove all the fonts at one go.
-
- (2) Click on the relevant font family in the
- 'Fonts' submenu to select / remove that
- particular font family.
-
- If a font family is available it will have
- a tick on the lefthand side of it.
-
- (3) Select the 'Fonts' option in the main menu
- to force !FontDir to re-examine the fonts
- that are available.
-
- Finally
- -------
-
- This is actually a make shift solution. I propose
- to implement a full 'Font Filing System' which will
- overcome all the problems of font aliases,
- availability, name size, etc.
-
- If you have any comments or suggestions I can be
- contacted at:
-
- Adrian Look
- 96a Vauxhall Street
- Norwich
- NR2 2SD
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