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- From: sid@vdhc.on.ca (Sid Van den Heede)
- Subject: Re: Boxed text in Framemaker?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan11.175252.4673@vdhc.on.ca>
- Keywords: keycap fonts
- Organization: Van den Heede Computing, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
- References: <1993Jan7.172943.14084@sfu.ca> <1993Jan7.194630.25440@informix.com> <9976@fs3.cam.nist.gov>
- Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 17:52:52 GMT
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- In article <9976@fs3.cam.nist.gov> koontz@cam.nist.gov (John E. Koontz X5180) writes:
- >It might be worth pointing out that there is an alternative to representing
- >keycaps as boxed words. There are fonts which represent the keycaps of a
- >standard keyboard. Of course, you'd have to find, buy, and install one.
- >The nicest looking one I know off the top of my head is a bitmapped font
- >for HP LaserJets, from SoftCraft - not much use in this context. It includes
- >a shadowed keyshape around the characters.
-
- There are several specialized fonts from Page Studio, available from Precision
- Type in Commack, New York (tel +1 516 864 0167).
-
- Their packages include all sorts of symbols, including various sorts of keycaps.
- Some of the keycaps fonts contain single enclosed characters, including ones for
- Mac and NeXT keyboards.
-
- There are four packages that contain the keys such that you can make any keycap
- you want, just by typing the letters, preceded and followed by a character to
- make the opening and closing part of the keycap (sort of like rounded brackets).
- So, for example, if you need a Return key, type the open rounded bracket, the
- letters for "Return", and the closing rounded bracket. One of this style of
- packages contains kana keys. These font packages are about $240, while the
- packages with the enclosed characters are about $130.
-
- Disclaimer: I'm not affiliated in any way with either of the companies mentioned.
- I only have a catalog. So, if they'd like to send me a sample... :-)
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