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Chemistry Font and Macro Library
For Microsoft Windows 3.1
Compiled and designed by:
J. Eric Slone
5500 Holmes Run Parkway, No. 501
Alexandria, Virginia 22304-2851
Telephone: (703) 461-7078
Fax: (703) 751-6639
CIS: 73757,2776
SHAREWARE
ONLY $20 REGISTRATION
DESCRIPTION: This library contains a TrueType and Adobe Type
1 font image for aiding in preparing documents containing
chemical formulas and symbols. As a bonus, the atomic weights
of all 106 elements are available via macro recall. A freeware
macro program, called COMPOSE, from Digital Equipment
Corporation is enclosed along with a template to make the use of
this font simpler.
MOTIVATION: Did you ever try to enter a series of equations,
only to find that you need several fonts to supply the requires
symbols, and then spend forever highlighting, superscripting,
subscripting, and composing unique characters? I did, and so I
designed this chemistry font to make my life easier. It
contains a full set of alphabetic, punctuation, and numeric
characters - so it can fulfill your prose requirements. It also
contains upper and lower case Greek, superscripted and
subscripted numbers, along with many of the commonly needed
symbols used in chemistry. I also an avid user of MathCAD, and
longed for a way to enter atomic weights easily and accurately
into calculations. So, I added atomic weights into the macro
library. No more looking up the weights on a periodic table and
transcribing or cutting and pasting from electronic handbooks.
CREDITS: Special thanks to: FontMonger - for designing an
excellent font creation program, CorelDraw! - for being the best
graphics package available, Microsoft - for Windows, and my
loyal group of beta testers.
IS IT FREE?? Sorry, but no. Obviously you can download this
collection, install and use it without paying me a cent. But I
worked long and hard on this font. Further, I am willing to
customize it for individual uses. And, if you register, you can
have the peace of mind of having done the right thing and
helping a struggling chemistry student. And I'd really
appreciate it. Anyhow, checks, cash, etc. can be sent to me at
the address above. I'll answer questions regarding this
software, but only from people who pay for using it. If you
register, you'll also get a nicely typeset ASCII Code chart and
macro template.
FILES ENCLOSED:
chem.afm Adobe Type 1 font files
chem.pfb
chem.pfm
chem.ttf TrueType font files
compose.dat Chemistry macro template
compose1.exe Compose macro program
INSTALLATION: I am assuming that you have a "working"
knowledge of Windows. COMPOSE1.EXE is a self extracting
archive. Running it will create a number of files. Place them
into a directory of your choice and add the program COMPOSE.EXE
to the LOAD= line in your WIN.INI file; or you can place it into
your STARTUP group if you like. Copy the COMPOSE.DAT file that
was NOT in the COMPOSE1.EXE archive to the directory where you
copied the other compose files. This will provide you with the
macros necessary to make best use of the chemistry font. Now
copy the font file(s) to your WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. Install
the font using the appropriate software. Now restart Windows.
BASIC INSTRUCTIONS: You can type in text as with any other
font. Say however, that you want to enter the formula for
hydroxide; type OH-RIGHT-CONTROL (the activation key for the
macro program - I'll abbreviate it RC from now on) SHIFT -.
Shifted number are superscripted, normal numbers are
subscripted. Greek letters correspond to the Roman equivalent
and a G. For example, pi is RC-pg (or for uppercase pi, RC-PG).
To view the full character set and macro keystrokes, press
RC-SPACE-SPACE (make sure that the selected font is Chemistry).
I've tried to make the keystrokes as sensible as possible - but
there were some limitations. For example, the symbol for
angstrom is RC-A\, equilibrium arrows are RC-E\.
If you need to enter the atomic weight of an element, type RC
then the element symbol. It is case sensitive. One letter
symbols require a space, for example carbon is RC-C-SPACE. The
only elements which require more than two keystrokes are numbers
104 to 106. Use Unq, Unp, and Unh (I followed IUPAC guidelines
as no conventional names have been accepted for these elements
yet).
IN CLOSING: I welcome comments, suggestions, and criticisms
(keep it clean). I hope that you enjoy this software and find
it saves you time. I couldn't live without it now. Don't
forget, if you use it, please send in the registration fee.
I'll keep you up-to-date with improvements and any other nifty
chemistry related software that I develop.