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Code39Barcode PostScript downloadable font
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Copyright 1987, 1988 by Rob Elliott; All rights reserved
This PostScript font is used to create barcodes in CODE 39
(also called 3-of-9 code). It has been tested successfully with
several combinations of barcodes and Postscript output devices.
Encoded characters: 123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
- (dash) . (period) (space)
* (asterisk) $ (dollar) / (slash)
+ (plus) % (percent)
@ (at = asterisk) , (comma = space)
Changes in this first update
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The enhancements in this update are minor.
1. The start/stop character recommended by INTERMEC (creators of
CODE 39) is the asterisk *. The manual from which we originally
encoded the font recommended the at sign @ for that purpose.
This version of the font has the same start/stop barcode encoded
for both * and @ characters.
2. Despite the appearance in both Fontographer and ResEdit that the
<Space> character is properly encoded with its barcode, it doesn't
seem to work properly in any Macintosh applications. The <Space>
is copied onto the comma character to help you access it. There
are no problems accessing it from other computers, with standard
PostScript code.
3. This font was generated by Altsys' Fontographer Version 2.4.1.
The PostScript is a bit different from earlier version.s
4. Rewritten (and longer) documentation.
Thanks to Alan Bose for providing the official CODE 39 specifications
and noticing the <Space> problem.
Distribution
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There should be five files included in the distribution (probably
in StuffIt format):
1. Code39Barcode Type=acf2 Creator=aca2 (Fontographer)
This is the Fontographer source file. Users of Fontographer
can make custom changes or generate new bitmap sizes with this
file. It isn't of much use to anyone else.
2. Code3Bar Type=LWFN Creator=LWRT (Macintosh Downloadable font)
This is the actual PostScript downloadable font, stored with
the resource fork used by the Macintosh laser-printer drivers.
Put this in your System Folder, along with installing the bitmaps,
(see #3 below) for Macintosh printing to work properly.
If you want to use the font on another computer (e.g. UNIX or
MS-DOS) you can convert it to a plain text file and it is a
downloadable font conforming to Adobe "Green Book" specifications.
On a Macintosh, most text editors can open a non-TEXT file when
you hold down the OPTION key while choosing File:Open. In Paragon's
QUED/M, this is an option in the Open window. If you are accessing
the files from MS-DOS or UNIX using the UNSIT programs available
for each, just extract the data fork of the file with line-ending
conversion turned on.
If you use Adobe Illustrator (or Aldus Freehand, which can read
Illustrator files) you may find Taylored Graphics' FontLiner
program useful. It will convert a LWFN file created by
Fontographer into an Illustrator picture containing all the
letters of the font, which is fully editable as if you had
traced over all the letters yourself.
3. Code3Barcode.bmap Type=FFIL Creator=DMOV (Font/DA Mover)
This contains 12- and 24- point bitmap representations of the
font, in Macintosh format. Move them into your System file
with Font/DA Mover and, in combination with Code3Bar, things
should work just like printing any other laser font.
4. Code3Barcode.AFM Type=TEXT Creator=????
I don't think any program uses this Adobe Font Metrics file for
information about exact character widths. Included only because
it's automatically generated.
5. Code39Barcode Documentation Type=TEXT Creator=QED1 (QUED/M)
This is what you are now reading!
Legal Stuff
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This font is free. The current term describing its distribution
seems to be "FreeWare." Previously we called it "militantly
public domain." These terms should mean that it is copyrighted,
but freely available.
You may distribute all the files together (preferably in a StuffIt
archive) as long as you make no profit on the transaction.
CompuServe, GEnie, and other online services are excepted from this.
Those firms that sell disks of public domain programs are excepted
from this, unless they charge over $8 per disk.
You should definately not distribute modified versions of the files;
if you need changes, keep them to yourself or ask me to include them
in a general release. We have plenty of mail addresses.
Money is not asked for, but we won't refuse any checks we receive.
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Rob Elliott & Ron Elliott
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