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- SOME HINTS FOR USING THE CALENDAR TRUETYPE FONT ...
-
- This file IS NOT required reading or a set of detailed instructions!
- You can feel free to plunge right in making calendars without reading
- on if you like. If you're familiar with your application, you may have
- already done so!
-
- The Calendar typeface works just like any other TrueType font.
- The big difference is that the characters are the constructive
- parts of a typical calendar. Since it is a little different from
- a standard type font, here are a few hints:
-
- 1. After installing the font, print a "type showing" that mirrors the
- keyboard. That will give you a handy guide to what keystroke sets
- which character. To save some keystrokes, you can use the following
- by cutting / pasting and then formatting using your new Calendar font:
-
- UPPER CASE KEYSTROKES:
- ~!@#$%^&*()_+|
- qwertyuiop{}
- asdfghjkl:"
- zxcvbnm<>?
- LOWER CASE KEYSTROKES:
- `1234567890-=\
- QWERTYUIOP[]
- ASDFGHJKL;'
- ZXCVBNM,./
-
- You may decide to make an even better guide with whatever software
- you use the Calendar font with.
-
- 2. After doing the above, you'll note that the lower-case "q" creates a box
- with a "1" in it, for the first day of the month. The "w" makes a box
- for the second day and the kerning is set so that the adjacent
- border lines of the two overprint each other, and so on. There are boxes
- for all typical needs. There are days of the week, both long/small and
- and short/large versions which will print just above any boxes appearing
- on the following line. There is a "broken" box which can be used for
- holidays or highlights by setting a second piece of type and placing
- it on top of the desired day (...assuming you are using an application
- that will do this such as PageMaker or CorelDraw!).
-
- Additionally, there is a full upper case alphabet and set of numerals to
- create matching month-names, years, or other captions. (If you need lower
- case alphabetic characters, the font used is NewForum, which is available
- in 35HEADS -- see the included "35README.TXT" file for ordering
- instructions.)
-
- 3. When you set type, set it "solid." (i.e. set 20-point type on 20-point
- line leading and so on.) This will give the proper interline spacing so that,
- for example, the top borders of later weeks will properly overprint the lower
- borders of previous weeks.
-
- 4. The great thing about this calendar font is that you use it in any size
- you want, if you have a use or need for the size. I've made months as small as
- 10-point which creates a box of about 1/8" square per day; good for felt-tip
- marking or pocket calendars. And you can easily change to a new size simply
- by selecting and revising the point size/leading of the whole block of type,
- boxes, days-of-week, and all. It's that easy!
-
- 5. I haven't tried using this font in a variety of applications. But it's
- worked well in PageMaker and CorelDraw. If I remember correctly, you
- can control the leading adequately to make it work in Word for Windows.
- It will work in Windows Write, except there's no fine control over
- inter-line spacing, so Write may put white lines between the weeks.
-
- That's it. It's really quite simple when you see the concept. I've used it
- a lot in just the week since I came up with the idea and created the font.
- I can't believe that no one else has put out a font like this (or have I
- just missed it?).
-
- I'd be happy to hear from you. See the "35README.TXT" file for my e-mail
- and postal addresses.
-
- Enjoy the font!
-
- Thomas E. Harvey
- August 20, 1993