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- Filer_Ext V0.6 29th March 1992
- Copyright Greg Stewart-Nicholls and Teknologika ltd.
-
- This program is supplied as Freeware. It may not be used in commercial
- products, nor distributed for profit. Apart from that, you can pretty
- much do as you like with it.
-
- Bug reports and suggested improvements to: nicho@cix.compulink.co.uk
-
-
- Filer Extension Module V0.6
-
- This module allows you to use anti-aliased fonts with
- windows which do not ordinarily allow them. eg. Filer windows.
- It works for any WIMP application which uses template files.
- To insert a specific Font, you edit the template file,
- specifying the Font required. The Filer_ext module will
- patch into the load template SWI, providing the extra
- parameter req'd.
- I have supplied a set of example templates for use with
- the desktop filer. I use them on mode 27. I doubt they would
- be successful on low resolution displays.
- Although I wrote this specifically to allow fonts in the
- filer, it will work with any application, provided the
- templates are suitable altered.
- To ensure correct operation, it id necessary to have the
- fontmanager loaded prior to entering the desktop. The module's
- operation will also prevent a reinit of the fontmanager at
- present (see warning). Best to setup the font manager variables
- and load it in a !boot file, prior to loading the filer_ext
- module.
-
- ---- BIG WARNING ---
-
- This code is development code only. It has a significant
- flaw, in that it does not clean up after itself. The net effect
- is that a *fontlist will show an increase each time an application
- which uses the module is started. For the filer, this is on entry
- to the desktop, so I don't mind at the moment. I haven't quite
- figured out how to 'lose' each font that has been used. I don't know
- if there is any real effect on usability due to this. Report any
- problems.
-