This is the documentation file for KensingtonDingbats. This is the next in the line of Kensington fonts. I created this font because I wanted some different types of symbols for use as bullets instead of the standard dot usually found at option-8 in most fonts. So I created a number of variations of five pointed stars, pentagons, and other symbols in various sizes. This font grew out of my first released font, KensingtonTest.
The Kensington fonts are "lovingly" named after the school I work at, Kensington High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The name "Dingbats" in no way refers to my students and any resemblance between students fitting that description are purely coincidental and not of my choice.
The font is freeware. However, I do ask that it not be uploaded anywhere except America Online and the NAUG/C-WUG BBS without my permission. I do, however, give permission for NAUG and C-WUG to distribute this font. I also do NOT give my permission for this font to be included in any public domain collection (disk, CD-ROM, etc.) without my written permission.)
In the KensingtonTest font (for your information), the upper case letters or numbers are those characters surrounded by a box. The lower case letters or numbers are those characters surrounded by a circle. I created KensingtonTest out of the need to create a multiple choice answer sheet for a final examination at Kensington High School.
Other fonts I have released, include a Signal Flags font (based on an Apple IIgs bitmap font called SignalFlags.72 probably designed by Lee Dronick, formerly of Beagle Bros) and Stars of David (a font with variations of the six pointed star aka Star of David.) In the future, I may release KensingtonDivide which is a special mathematical font useful for creating division problems (horizontal) and KensingtonRoot which is also a special mathematical fontuseful for creating root problems (square root, cube root, etc.) I have a few others under development (actually refinement.)
Of course, if you would like to make a contribution to my efforts, I am not opposed to same. You can reach me at the following address:
Bruce Shanker
1279 Boyd Road
Warminster, PA 18974
On America Online, you can reach me via E-mail to "BBUD BSS"
By the way, a contribution of $10 to me at the above address, will get you copies of all these fonts in either Type 1 or TrueType (please specify which format).
