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- IMPORTANT INFORMATION
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- This file contains important information about FontConsultant 2.0
- please read before using the program.
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- DEMO VERSION RESTRICTIONS
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- This is a demonstration version of FontConsultant 2.0. It is fully
- functional except the font list will only show a maximum of 20 fonts.
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- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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- * To run FontConsultant you must have: Windows 3.1, a VGA
- screen, and ATM 2.5 or later (if you want to use PostScript
- fonts). You will also need a call to share.exe in your
- autoexec.bat file (e.g. c:\dos\share /f:4096 /l:200); this
- ensures that FontConsultant can share font files that are in
- use by other applications.
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- SIZE LIMITATIONS
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- * FontConsultant's data file can hold information on a maximum
- of 1200 typefaces or 5000 fonts.
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- * FontConsultant uses .INI files to hold information about where
- your fonts are and what catalogs you have. These files are
- limited by Windows to 64KBytes. This effectively restricts the
- number of fonts allowed in a single directory to 1000, and the
- number of fonts allowed in a single catalog to 2000.
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- RUNNING FONTCONSULTANT FOR THE FIRST TIME
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- * FontConsultant lists the fonts you have available for your
- currently selected (default) Windows printer. If you don't
- have a Windows printer selected you will not be able to run
- FontConsultant.
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- * The first time you run FontConsultant you must tell it where
- all your fonts are using the Find option. Until you do this
- the font list will be empty and you will not be able to view,
- print, install, or remove any fonts. If FontConsultant does
- not display fonts that you know you have then you have probably
- not told it where to find them.
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- * You must do a separate Find on each directory containing
- PostScript fonts.
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- INSTALLING AND REMOVING FONTS
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- * When using FontConsultant to install or remove PostScript fonts
- there are some circumstances under which the changes do not
- take place immediately. This will happen if you have Windows'
- Write utility running at the same time as FontConsultant.
- Some other applications may have the same effect. In these
- circumstances you may have to reboot Windows before the
- PostScript font changes take effect.
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- * If you are using both PostScript and TrueType fonts you must
- take care not to install two fonts with the same name. Most
- Windows applications cannot distinguish between the two
- versions, and problems can arise if the wrong font is
- selected. For example, if you have a TrueType font called
- 'Futura Bold' and a PostScript font called 'Futura Bold' you
- should only have one of them installed at any one time.
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- * Printer resident PostScript fonts cannot be fully removed from
- Windows' font list. Some applications may still list the fonts
- as installed because they are available on the printer even if
- they are not available on the screen.
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- * FontConsultant can handle the new PostScript Multi Master fonts
- with the following exceptions. Base fonts must be installed
- and uninstalled using ATM. Font instances can only be previewed,
- or analysed, if the corresponding base font is installed.
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- PRINTING SAMPLES
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- * FontConsultant uses the standard TrueType Arial font for
- headings and labels in the font sample sheets. If you do
- not have Arial installed another font will be substituted.
- If you do not like the font that is chosen you can place
- an option in the [OPTIONS] section of the fontcons.ini file.
- E.g:
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- HeadingFont=Palatino
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- This causes the Palatino font to be used instead of Arial.
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- * Some printer drivers may have problems when printing large
- numbers of font samples. If in doubt you should print sample
- pages in batches of 50 or less.
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- INSTALLATION
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- To install FontConsultant you must use Windows' file manager to
- run the setup.exe program on the installation disk.
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- FEEDBACK
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- We welcome all feedback, good or bad. We are particularly
- interested in any suggestions you may have for improvements to
- FontConsultant. You can contact us at:
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- Vardas
- 88 North Rd
- St Andrews
- Bristol
- BS6 5AJ
- United Kingdom
- FAX: [+44] (0)272 424908
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